INFLAMMATORY MEDIATORS IN LATE ANTIGEN-INDUCED RHINITIS
INFLAMMATORY MEDIATORS IN LATE ANTIGEN-INDUCED RHINITIS
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DOI:
10.1056/nejm198507113130201
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发表时间:
1985-01-01
影响因子:
158.5
通讯作者:
LICHTENSTEIN, LM
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作者:
NACLERIO, RM;PROUD, D;LICHTENSTEIN, LM
To investigate the mechanisms responsible for the late-phase response in patients with allergies, 4 biochemical mediators (histamine, tosyl-L-arginine methyl ester [TAME]-esterase, kinin and prostaglandin D2 [PG D2] were measured in nasal secretions after nasal challenge with pollen antigen in 12 patients with allergy. Nine patients had an immediate response and a recurrence of symptoms 3-11 h after challenge. The clinical symptoms during recurrence were accompanied by a second increase in levels of histamine, TAME-esterase and kinin over base-line values, although kinin levels were lower than during the immediate response. Although the levels of PG D2 were significantly increased during the immediate response, they did not increase above base line during the late response. Rechallenge with allergen 11 h after the initial provocation was associated with reappearance of all 4 biochemical mediators, including PG D2. Evidently, the late response to nasal challenge with allergen is accompanied by a second increase in the concentrations of histamine and TAME-esterase but differs from the immediate response in the lack of PG D2 production and in the amount of kinin generated. Since histamine is released only by mast cells and basophils PG D2 is not produced by basophils, these cells are apparently partly responsible for the late-phase response.