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Modulation of antigen-induced histamine release from bovine granulocytes by several anti-allergic agents.

Sensitised bovine granulocytes release histamine when exposed to antigen. Several anti-allergic agents, some previously shown to be active in cattle, were tested to investigate their modulation of this histamine release process. Diethylcarbamazine citrate potentiated release at low concentrations and inhibited at high concentrations. Sodium meclofenamate and PR-D-92-EA were potent inhibitors. Acetylsalicylic acid and ICI 74,917 inhibited at high concentrations. Disodium cromoglycate was relatively ineffective, although it potentiated histamine release at low concentrations.

Animals

Cold urticaria: inhibition of cold-induced histamine release by doxantrazole.

Thirteen patients with cold urticaria were studied to assess the effect of the systemic drug doxantrazole, which has actions resembling disodium cromoglycate, on cold evoked histamine release. The patients, all of whom developed an immediate local whealing response after cooling of the forearm, demonstrated release of histamine into venous blood draining that forearm. Following doxantrazole treatment, significant suppression of histamine release occurred. In some but not all patients this was accompanied by diminution of urtication in response to cooling. A double-blind study was carried out in 3 subjects, all of whom showed diminished cold-stimulated histamine release after doxantrazole. Two of these showed clinical improvement. Doxantrazole had no effect on erythema due to intradermal histamine, but did suppress the erythematous reaction to intradermal injection of compound 48/80. Our results suggest that doxantrazole or related anti-allergic agents might be useful in the treatment of cold urticaria.

Child

Differential histamine release by dextran and the ionophore A23187: the actions of inhibitors.

Inhibitors of mast cell membrane activation reduced histamine release from rat mast cells induced by dextran and phosphatidyl serine but not that induced by the calcium ionophore A23187. Such inhibitors included cromoglycate, an orally-active anti-allergic agent 3-(5-tetrazolyl)thioxanthone 10,10-dioxide, dibutyryl cyclic 3':5'-AMP, theophylline and dicumarol. Inhibitors of mast cell metabolism reduced both types of release and these included oligomycin, papevevime, and the two uncouplers of oxidative phosphorylation-alpha2,4-dinitrophenol and CCCP. Inhibition of histamine release from rat isolated peritoneal mast cells by either a mixture of dextran and phosphatidyl serine or the ionophore A23187 thus allows inhibitors of mast cell membrane activation to be distinguished from those affecting cell metabolism or the later stages of the secretory process.

Animals

The mechansim of tachyphylaxis to ICI 74,917 and disodium cromoglycate.

Pre-incubation in vitro of sensitised peritoneal mast cells for 10 min with either ICI 74,917 (10-5 M) abolished the ability of either drug to inhibit histamine release when subsequently presented to the cells at the same time as antigen. In the case of disodium cromoglycate, tachyphylaxis was abolished by washing the cells after pre-incubation with the drug. The failure to abolish tachyphylaxis to ICI 74,917 was due to the high pre-incubation concentration employed, as at lower concentrations (10-8 M) tachyphylaxis to ICI 74917 was readily abolished by washing. Tachyphylaxis to these anti-allergic agents may be related to a physical blocking of drug receptor sites on or in mast cells.

Animals

Inhibition of acute anaphylaxis in the chicken by anti-allergic drugs.

The anti-anaphylactic effects of four potential anti-allergic agents (DSCG: disodium cromoglycate, PRD-92-EA, M&B 22,948 and DECC: diethylcarbamazine citrate) were studied on cardiovascular responses of acute systemic anaphylaxis and chemical mediators of immediate hypersensitivity in chickens. Compounds M&B 22,948, PRD-92-EA, DSCG and DECC all inhibited cardiovascular manifestations of systemic anaphylaxis in domestic fowl. High doses of Compounds PRD-92 EA, M&B 22,948 and DECC also exhibited a nonspecific receptor blocking activity towards exogenously administered chemical mediators of anaphylaxis.

Anaphylaxis

Clinical investigation of agents with prophylactic anti-allergic effects in bronchial asthma.

To determine the efficacy of ketotifen as an oral anti-asthmatic agent, experimental and therapeutic long-term trials were carried out. Four models were used in the expirmental therapeutic trials nad the antihistaminic agent clemastine and disodium cromoglycate were used as comparative substances. It was demonstrated that ketotifen provides protection against bronchopasm induced by allergens, histamine and exercise, but not against that induced by acetylcholine. In the therapeutic long-term trials, the efficacy and tolerance of ketotifen were compared with that of clemastine and disodium cromoglycate for a period of 6 months. In another study ketotifen was administered for 1 year. Ketotifen proved very effective in decreasing the frequency and duration of asthmatic attacks, concomitant medication could be reduced and the patients improved subjectively. From these trials it can be concluded that ketotifen is a safe and effective oral anti-anaphylactic agent for use in the long-term treatment of bronchial asthma.

Acetylcholine

Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Bio-Similarity of ADL-018 to Innovator Omalizumab: A Randomized Study in Healthy Adults.

Bioequivalence and safety of ADL-018, an omalizumab biosimilar, were compared with United States-licensed omalizumab (US-OMA) and European Union-approved omalizumab (EU-OMA), both approved for allergies. Healthy adults were randomized (1:1:1) to receive a dose of ADL-018, US-OMA, or EU-OMA (150 mg/mL). Pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters, including AUC(0-last), AUC(0-∞), and Cmax, were considered equivalent if 90% CIs of geometric mean ratios (GMRs) were within predefined equivalence margin (0.80-1.25) using ANCOVA model. Other PK parameters, pharmacodynamics (PD) (free/total immunoglobulin E [IgE]), immunogenicity, and safety were compared. Overall, 306 participants (n = 102 per arm) were dosed; 287 completed the study. Equivalence of primary PK parameters was confirmed for pairwise comparisons, with 90% CIs within the predefined margin (GMRs of ADL-018 vs US-OMA: AUC(0-last)-1.08, AUC(0-∞)-1.07, Cmax-1.05; GMRs of ADL-018 vs EU-OMA: AUC(0-last)-1.06, AUC(0-∞)-1.06, Cmax - 1.05; and GMRs of US-OMA vs EU-OMA: AUC(0-last)-0.99, AUC(0-∞)-0.99, Cmax-1.00). PK/PD parameters were comparable across arms. Increase in total IgE (AUEC ∼30,000 to 35,000 h IU/mL) and decrease in free IgE (AUEC ∼29,000 to 35,000 h IU/mL) were comparable across arms. Similar incidence of adverse events across arms (treatment-emergent adverse events: ADL-018, n = 6; US-OMA, n = 5; EU-OMA, n = 4) was observed. ADL-018 demonstrated PK/PD equivalence and comparable safety profile to reference omalizumab.

Humans

[Inhibition of 3', 5'-cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase in the guinea pig lung by a new anti-allergic: 10-(3-quinuclidinylmethyl) phenothiazine (LM 209)].

The action of a new antiallergic agent, 10-(3-quinuclidinylmethyl) phenothiazine or LM 209, on cAMP phosphodiesterase (PDE) was studied on a guinea-pig lung preparation and compared with that of other compounds such as cromoglycate (I), dexamethasone (II), dexchlorpheniramine (III), promethazine (IV) and theophylline (V). Compounds I, IV and V are competitive inhibitors whereas LM 209 and compound III are non competitive inhibitors of PDE. Compound II is practically inactive on the enzyme. Compounds III and V produce an inhibition of equal intensity, independently of the substrate concentration. Compounds I and IV are more active on PDE with low affinity than on PDE with strong affinity, whereas it is the contrary with LM 209. The mechanism of action of LM 209 at the pulmonary level is discussed in the light of these findings.

3',5'-Cyclic-AMP Phosphodiesterases

[Anti-allergic activity of 7-acetyl-5-oxo-5H-[1] benzopyrano (2,3-b] pyridine (Y-9000) (author's transl)].

The IgE mediated reactions such as 48 hr homologous passive cutaneous anaphylaxis (PCA) and active anaphylactic bronchoconstriction in rats were inhibited in a dose dependent manner by treatment with 7-acetyl-5-oxo-5H-[1]benzopyranol[2,3-b] pyridine (Y-9000) and disodium cromoglycate (DSCG) given intraperitoneally. The inhibitory activity of Y-9000 was to the same extent as that seen with DSCG. The IgE mediated reactions were also inhibited by oral treatment with Y-9000 but not with DSCG. In addition, the treatment with Y-9000 resulted in inhibition of IgG mediated reaction such as anaphylactic asthma in the passively sensitized guinea pigs and 4 hr heterologous PCA in rats. However, DSCG failed to prevent these reactions. Y-9000 also inhibited the active systemic anaphylaxis of the mouse and non-immunological reactions in rats such as histamine release after an intraperitoneal injection of dextran, anaphylactoid reaction and paw edema induced by the dextran, egg white or carrageenin. This agent had a stimulating effect on the adrenals, and showed glucocorticoid like activity, but bronchodilator and antagonistic activities on chemical mediators were nil. These results suggest that the anti-allergic activities of Y-9000 are elicited by inhibiting the release of allergic mediators in a manner similar to DSCG, and are partially mediated by stressor activity.

Anaphylaxis

Quercetin: a novel inhibitor of Ca2+ influx and exocytosis in rat peritoneal mast cells.

The effect of the transport ATPase inhibitor, quercetin on histamine secretion from antigen sensitized mast cells was examined. At micromolar concentrations, quercetin had an immediate inhibitory effect on histamine secretion mediated by antigen, concanavalin A and ATP but it had little effect on release induced by the ionophores A23187 and X537A. Quercetin exerts its effect after the binding of the releasing ligands and the distinction between its effect on ligand induced and A23187 induced secretion suggests that it affects the normal path of Ca2+ entry into the cell. The inhibitory effects of quercetin were compared with those of the structurally related anti-allergic drugs cromoglycate and AH7725.

Adenosine Triphosphate

A comparative study of the anti-allergic effects of disodium baicalein 6-phosphate (BPS) and disodium cromoglycate (DSCG).

A comparative study was carried out on the effects of a soluble derivative of baicalein, disodium baicalein 6-phosphate (BPS) and disodium cromoglycate (DSCG) on the immediate type allergic reactions. BPS not only inhibited reaginic antibody-mediated reactions including antigen-induced mediator release from monkey lung, homologous PCA in rats, and reaginic antibody-mediated degranulation of mast cell, but also non-reaginic antibody-mediated reactions such as mediator release from guinea pig lung sensitized with ovalbumin and that from human lung caused by anti-IgE. The agent, however, did not affect the mediator release from lung of rats sensitized with dinitrophynylated ascaris extract plus Bordetella pertussis. On the other hand, DSCG showed characteristic properties as an inhibitor of reaginic antibody-mediated reaction. It is thus assumed that the functional site of reaginic antibody is well fixed with DSCG at a definite distance between the two-chromone-nuclei while that of IgG is readily fixed with the two molecules of baicalein or BPS.

Animals

[Effect of an anxiolytic agent in hay fever].

In a group of 55 allergic patients with hay fever, and including patients treated by complete placebo, the action of Lorazepam has been studied from both the psycho-somatic and the allergic point of view. This most obviously allergic of all allergic diseases has been especially chosen because it was thought that the psycho-somatic hypothesis would appear at the outset in this condition to be the less apparent. Despite this fact, the anxiolitic effect of Lorazepam and its anti-allergic consequences were conclusive. A parallel study using only placebo treatment, orally and by vaccine, was performed in a few cases. 39 patients out of 45 treated by Temesta and placebo vaccine, had few or very few allergic symptoms. The 10 patients treated by complete placebo (orally and by vaccine) presented this year an acute pollinosis. We find the same parallelism between the allergy and the psycho-somatic aspect.

Adolescent