The involvement of central nervous system histamine receptors in psychological stress-induced exacerbation of allergic airway inflammation in mice
The involvement of central nervous system histamine receptors in psychological stress-induced exacerbation of allergic airway inflammation in mice
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中枢神经系统组胺受体参与心理应激诱发小鼠过敏性气道炎症恶化的研究
DOI:
10.1016/j.alit.2016.05.015
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发表时间:
2016
影响因子:
6.8
通讯作者:
Ohno I.
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作者:
Miyasaka T;Okuyama-Dobashi K;Masuda C;Iwami S;Sato M;Mizoguchi H;Kawano T;Ohkawara Y;Sakurada S;Takayanagi M;Ohno I.
BackgroundPsychological stress is one of the major risk factors for asthma exacerbation. Although histamine in the brain acts as an excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitter associated with psychological stress, the contribution of brain histamine to psychological stress-induced exacerbation of asthma remains unclear. The objective of this study was to investigate the role of histamine receptors in the CNS on stress induced asthma aggravation.MethodsWe monitored the numbers of inflammatory cells and interleukin (IL)-13 levels in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, airway responsiveness to inhaled methacholine, mucus secretion in airway epithelial cells, and antigen-specific IgE contents in sera in a murine model of stress-induced asthma treated with epinastine (an H 1 R antagonist), thioperamide (an H 3/4 R antagonist), or solvent.ResultsAll indicators of stress-induced asthma exacerbation were significantly reduced in stressed mice treated with epinastine compared with those treated with solvent, whereas treatment with thioperamide did not reduce the numbers of inflammatory cells in the stressed mice.ConclusionsThese results suggest that H 1 R, but not H 3/4 R, may be involved in stress-induced asthma exacerbations in the central nervous system.