CAPSAICIN SELECTIVELY REDUCES AIRWAY RESPONSES TO HISTAMINE, SUBSTANCE-P AND VAGAL-STIMULATION

被引:26
作者
BIGGS, DF [1 ]
LADENIUS, RC [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV ALBERTA,FAC PHARM & PHARMACEUT SCI,EDMONTON T6G 2N8,ALBERTA,CANADA
关键词
Airway responsiveness; Capsaicin; Histamine; Methacholine; Substance P; Vagal stimulation;
D O I
10.1016/0014-2999(90)90148-Y
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
Airway responsiveness to histamine, substance P, methacholine and bilateral electrical vagal stimulation was assessed in capsaicin-treated and control guinea pigs. In animals treated with capsaicin (50 mg/kg s.c.) 7 days before experiments, airway responsiveness to histamine, substance P and vagal stimulation was significantly reduced but responsiveness to methacholine was unchanged. The findings suggest that histamine and substance P, but not methacholine, require capsaicin-sensitive sensory afferent nerves for part of their actions. © 1990.
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