Inhibition of Aeroallergen-lnduced Bronchial Eosinophilia by Azelastine in Guinea Pigs
- 1 January 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by S. Karger AG in International Archives of Allergy and Immunology
- Vol. 97 (3) , 229-232
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000236124
Abstract
The ability of azelastine to influence allergic bronchial eosinophil infiltration in guinea pigs was studied. Aeroallergen challenge of actively sensitized guinea pigs produces eosinophil infiltration in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid collected 20–24 h after aeroallergen exposure. Azelastine and methylprednisolone, administered orally 2 h before challenge, inhibited eosinophilic infiltration yielding the ED50s of 1.55 and 4.48 mg/kg, respectively. WEB-2086, a platelet-activating factor antagonist (3 mg/kg), and theophylline, a phosphodiesterase inhibitor (30 mg/kg), also suppressed allergic bronchial infiltration of eosinophils by 44%. The data obtained in this study demonstrate that azelastine exerts direct bronchial anti-inflammatory activity in guinea pigs.Keywords
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