Involvement of PAF-Acether in Anaphylactic Bronchoconstriction Induced in Guinea Pigs by Aerosolized Antigen
- 1 January 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by S. Karger AG in International Archives of Allergy and Immunology
- Vol. 85 (1), 14-19
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000234469
Abstract
Bronchoconstriction following the aerosolisation of PAF-acether or antigen to guinea pigs induces autodesensitization, but the responses to direct spasmogenic substances are not modified. Bronchoconstriction by PAF-acether is not reduced when it is aerosolized to passively sensitized animals previously desensitized by repeated inhalations of the allergen (ovalbumin). In contrast, when passively sensitized animals are initially desensitized to PAF-acether by repeated inhalations of this agonist, ovalbumin aerosolization induces a bronchoconstriction which is significantly reduced when compared with the response obtained in nondesensitized animals though, in this case, the response to aerosolized histamine is not modified. Thus, PAF-acether is released during intrapulmonary anaphylactic shock induced by aerosolized ovalbumin and can be a prime candidate for its development.Keywords
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