| Literature DB >> 2455989 |
L Candussio1, F Bartoli Klugmann, G Decorti, L Baldini.
Abstract
The antineoplastic drug adriamycin, at a concentration of 100 micrograms/ml, caused a significant histamine release from rat peritoneal mast cells. This exocytotic process was unaffected by pretreatment with various concentrations of catalase, superoxide-dismutase, D-mannitol, alpha-tocopherol and reduced glutathione. Only very high concentrations of n-acetylcysteine significantly limited this release; this substance was also active in limiting histamine secretion induced by a classic mast cell secretagogue, compound 48/80.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID: 2455989 DOI: 10.1007/bf02142540
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Agents Actions ISSN: 0065-4299