PGD2 induces pulmonary hyperresponsiveness to acetylcholine in vivo in the guinea-pig

J Auton Pharmacol. 1987 Sep;7(3):281-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1474-8673.1987.tb00156.x.

Abstract

1 A threshold dose of Prostaglandin D2 (PGD2) (0.5 microgram/kg i.v.), which did not modify the basal values of airway resistance, potentiated the acetylcholine induced bronchospasm in anaesthetized guinea-pigs. 2 beta-adrenoreceptors blockade induced by propranolol enhanced the positive interaction between PGD2 and acetylcholine in the pulmonary dynamics. 3 Active sensitization of guinea-pigs by ovalbumin increased the pulmonary PGD2-acetylcholine interaction and the phenomenon was sustained during the time. 4 The inability of PGD2 to potentiate histamine-induced bronchoconstriction suggests a specificity for the interaction.

MeSH terms

  • Acetylcholine / pharmacology*
  • Airway Resistance / drug effects
  • Animals
  • Bronchial Spasm / chemically induced
  • Drug Synergism
  • Guinea Pigs
  • Histamine / pharmacology
  • Male
  • Ovalbumin / immunology
  • Propranolol / pharmacology
  • Prostaglandin D2
  • Prostaglandins D / pharmacology*
  • Respiratory Hypersensitivity / chemically induced*

Substances

  • Prostaglandins D
  • Histamine
  • Ovalbumin
  • Propranolol
  • Acetylcholine
  • Prostaglandin D2