| Literature DB >> 1418940 |
C R Baumgarten1, W Niemz, G Kunkel.
Abstract
Following nasal challenges with the muscarinic neurotransmitter methacholine in 14 patients with chronic non-allergic rhinitis, kinin generation was induced. This occurrence was inhibited by pretreatment with anticholinergic agents (ipratropium bromide) and by an overdose of neurotransmitter, indicating that a muscarinic receptor is stimulating the liberation of kinin. These observations suggest that patients with chronic non-allergic rhinitis exhibit cholinergic neurotransmitter-induced kinin generation.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID: 1418940 DOI: 10.1007/bf00179380
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol ISSN: 0937-4477 Impact factor: 2.503