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ANTIGEN‐INDUCED BRONCHIAL ANAPHYLAXIS IN ACTIVELY SENSITIZED GUINEA‐PIGS: EFFECT OF LONG‐TERM TREATMENT WITH SODIUM CROMOGLYCATE AND AMINOPHYLLINE
Author(s) -
ANDERSSON PER,
BERGSTRAND HÅKAN
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
british journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.432
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1476-5381
pISSN - 0007-1188
DOI - 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1981.tb10470.x
Subject(s) - aminophylline , histamine , immunoglobulin e , methacholine , immunology , cromolyn sodium , guinea pig , antigen , medicine , bronchoconstriction , anaphylaxis , antibody , pharmacology , allergy , asthma , lung , respiratory disease
1 The effects of long‐term treatment with sodium cromoglycate (SCG) and aminophylline on antigen‐induced bronchoconstriction have been studied in guinea‐pigs actively sensitized according to two different regimens (one producing IgE‐ and IgG‐like antibodies and the other producing exclusively IgG‐like antibodies). 2 Treatment for three weeks with SCG (10 mg/kg) and aminophylline (10,30 or 60 mg/kg) led to a decreased bronchial response capacity which persisted even three days after treatment ceased. In this respect SCG was effective only in guinea‐pigs sensitized to produce at least partly IgE‐like antibodies; aminophylline was effective in guinea‐pigs sensitized to produce both IgE and/or IgG antibodies. 3 The results in vivo with SCG were reflected in vitro by a reduced capacity of chopped lung tissue to release histamine at antigen challenge; lungs from animals treated with aminophylline did not show reduced histamine releasing capacity. 4 Acute treatment with atropine was shown to reduce significantly the antigen‐induced bronchial contraction in guinea‐pigs sensitized to produce both IgE‐ and IgG‐antibodies. No effect of atropine was seen on an IgG‐mediated anaphylaxis. 5 Increased reactivity to methacholine but not to histamine was seen in guinea‐pigs sensitized to produce both IgG‐ and IgE‐antibodies. Long‐term treatment with SCG did not affect this hyperreactivity to methacholine. 6 Decreased reactivity to isoprenaline was found in isolated tracheae taken from guinea‐pigs sensitized to produce both IgE‐ and IgG‐like antibodies compared to unsensitized guinea‐pigs. Long‐term treatment with SCG, but not with aminophylline, reversed this decreased reactivity.