| Literature DB >> 2440257 |
A Németh, P Magyar, R Herceg, Z Huszti.
Abstract
Potassium chloride induced a dose-dependent release of histamine from rat peritoneal mast cells at concentrations from 5 to 150 mM in the absence of extracellular Ca2+. Potassium concentrations greater than 150 mM produced less histamine release. The release was energy-dependent and was complete within one minute. The histamine liberating effect of KCl could be inhibited by NaCl and by preincubation with ketotifen. The monovalent cations, Rb+ and Cs+ also evoked histamine release, whereas Na+ and Li+ were ineffective.Entities:
Mesh:
Substances:
Year: 1987 PMID: 2440257 DOI: 10.1007/bf02074654
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Agents Actions ISSN: 0065-4299