In vivo responses of mouse blood cells to platelet-activating factor (PAF): Role of the mediators of anaphylaxis
- 1 November 1993
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Inflammation Research
- Vol. 40 (3-4), 150-156
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01984054
Abstract
Intravenous injection of platelet-activating factor (PAF) (0.36 μmol/kg b.w.) in mice induced severe hemoconcentration, leucopenia, thrombocytopenia and finally the death of 85% of the tested animals. Combined inhibition of histamine and serotonin by promethazine and chlorpromazine, 6.24 and 3.12 mg/kg b.w. subcutaneously, protected the mice from PAF in part, reducing the death rate to 43%. These drugs did not protect the mice against the PAF-induced hemoconcentration, leucopenia and thrombocytopenia. Sulfinpyrazone (100 mg/kg b.w.) intravenously was the most effective both in protecting mice from PAF-induced death, reducing the death rate to 17%, and from thrombocytopenia, although hemoconcentration persisted. These results indicated that an important component of the PAF-induced systemic effects is mediated by reactions which can be inhibited by sulfinpyrazone. Furthermore, PAF-induced thrombocytopenia is not a direct PAF effect since it can be inhibited by sulfinpyrazone.Keywords
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