Inhibition of Allergic and Nonallergic Leukotriene C4 Formation and Histamine Secretion by Azelastine: Implication for Its Mechanism of Action
- 1 January 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by S. Karger AG in International Archives of Allergy and Immunology
- Vol. 90 (1) , 67-70
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000235002
Abstract
Azelastine, an orally effective antiasthmatic agent, has been reported to inhibit antihistamine-resistant, leukotriene-mediated allergic bronchoconstriction in guinea pigs. This suggests that azelastine might act through inhibition of leukotriene (LT) C4/D4 synthesis. We have examined the effect of azelastine on allergic and nonallergic histamine secretion and LTC4 formation. Azelastine and the known 5-lipoxygenase inhibitors, nordihydroguaiaretic acid and AA-861, exerted concentration-dependent inhibition of allergic LTC4 formation in chopped lung tissue from actively sensitized guinea pigs and calcium ionophore A23187-stimulated LTC4 synthesis in mixed peritoneal cells from rats. Azelastine also produced concentration-dependent inhibition of allergic and nonallergic histamine secretion from rat peritoneal mast cells. The ability of azelastine to inhibit allergic and nonallergic histamine secretion and LTC4 generation may contribute to its mode of action and its therapeutic efficacy.Keywords
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