IgG- and IgE-mediated Histamine Release from Superfused Guinea-pig Airway Tissues

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Anaphylactic histamine release and the inhibition by the β-adrenoceptor agonist fenoterol has been investigated using lung and tracheal tissues from two groups of guinea-pigs, differently sensitized to respond with IgG or IgE antibodies, respectively. A superfusion method was introduced and compared with classical batch incubation. The difference between IgG- and IgE-mediated histamine release during superfusion of both tissues was much greater than the difference obtained during batch-incubations. Fenoterol inhibited IgG-mediated histamine release during superfusion at lower concentrations and to a larger extent than the release from IgE-sensitized tissues. The inhibition by fenoterol was less pronounced after batch-wise incubations, preincubation at 0°C abolished the quantitative difference of IgG- and IgE-mediated histamine release from lung slices as well as the difference in β-adrenergic inhibition. It is concluded that the new superfusion procedure for airway tissues enhances the sensitivity of antigen-induced histamine release for pharmacological modulation, compared with batch-wise incubation. In addition, the effects of 0°C pretreatment show that cooled transport and storage of airway tissue should be considered with care.

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