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Increased histamine release and formation (induced histamine) are two hypotheses considered in the pathogenesis of endotoxic shock development. To prove both hypotheses a sequence of four randomized controlled studies in rats was performed. Histamine release was measured indirectly as a decrease in tissue-histamine contents (lung, liver, spleen, stomach); histamine formation was estimated directly as an increase in histidine decarboxylase (HDC) activity in the same organs. Changes in contents and enzymatic activities were determined 4 and 8 h after shock induction; in addition, at the time of death, the activity of HDC was measured in heart, kidney, and small intestine. 4 h after shock induction, there was a significant decrease in the tissue-histamine content as measured only in the liver, with the same trend in lung and spleen. 8 h after endotoxin application, however, histamine concentration increased in the liver (significantly p &lt; .05) and lung compared to the NaCl control group. The manifestation of changes in HDC activity in various organs was selective (i.e., not all organs showed alterations), not uniform (decreased as well as increased activities were measured), and time-dependent (no increase in HDC activity in animals dying at &gt; 20 h). At 4 and 8 h, only the liver showed a strong increase in HDC activity which can explain the increase in histamine content. In lung, spleen, and stomach, a significant decrease occurred. The results on histamine release and formation let us conclude that histamine is involved in the pathogenesis of endotoxic shock development.

TIME SEQUENCE OF HISTAMINE RELEASE AND FORMATION IN RAT ENDOTOXIC SHOCK