Histamine and some of its metabolites in human body fluids
- 1 September 1982
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Molecular Medicine
- Vol. 60 (17) , 914-918
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01716947
Abstract
The concentrations of histamine, t-methylhistamine and t-methylimidazoleacetic acid were measured in human cerebrospinal fluid, plasma and urine, Especially noteworthy are the levels of histamine in cerebrospinal fluid which are far higher than those of t-methylhistamine and of t-methylimidazoleacetic acid, and high enough to stimulate histamine receptors in the central nervous system. It is suggested that mast cells, which surround the subarachnoid space, may contribute histamine to the cerebrospinal fluid and may offer a target for drugs and for immunologic actions. The t-methylhistamine and t-methylimidazoleacetic acid levels in cerebrospinal fluid may reflect central histaminergic activity, although a source of these metabolites in addition to histamine needs to be considered. Die Konzentrationen von Histamin, t-Methylhistamin, t-Methylimidazolessigsäure wurden in menschlichen zerebrospinalen Flüssigkeiten, im Plasma und im Urin gemessen. Beachtenswert sind insbesondere die Histaminspiegel in zerebrospinaler Flüssigkeit, die sehr viel höher als die Spiegel von t-Methylhistamin und t-Methylimidazolessigsäure sind. Sie sind hoch genug, um Histaminrezeptoren im zentralen Nervensystem zu stimulieren. Es wird nahegelegt, daß Mastzellen, die den subarachnoidalen Raum umgeben, das Histamin in die zerebrospinale Flüssigkeit abgeben und deshalb ein Ziel für Arzneimittel und immunologische Vorgänge darstellen. Die t-Methylhistamin-und t-Methylimidazolessigsäurespiegel in der Zerebrospinalflüssigkeit könnten die zentrale Histaminaktivität widerspiegeln, obgleich ein Ursprung dieser Metaboliten zusätzlich zum Histamin berücksichtigt werden sollte.Keywords
This publication has 73 references indexed in Scilit:
- Measurement of tele-methylhistamine and histamine in human cerebrospinal fluid, urine, and plasmaInflammation Research, 1982
- Increase in tissue concentrations of histamine and 5-hydroxytryptamine following capsaicin treatment of newborn ratsLife Sciences, 1981
- An improved GCMS method to measure tele-methylhistamineJournal of Pharmacological Methods, 1981
- Tele‐methylhistamine1 distribution in rat brainJournal of Neurochemistry, 1979
- A reverse double-isotope enzymatic histamine assay: Advantages over single-isotope methodsLife Sciences, 1977
- Naming of substituted histaminesCellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 1974
- Distribution of histamine in 7 brain regions in different species and strains of mammalsCellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 1973
- Regional distribution of histamine in human brainBrain Research, 1973
- METHYLHISTAMINE IN GUINEA PIG BRAIN1Journal of Neurochemistry, 1968
- Urinary Excretion of Histamine, Methylhistamine and Methylimidazoleacetic Acids in Man under Standardized Dietary ConditionsScandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation, 1968