anti allergic/dental caries

Schinus is a genus of the Anacardiaceae family and contains Schinus terebinthifolius, the Brazilian pepper tree that is widely used in folk medicine. We investigate the anti-allergic activity of the ethyl acetate fraction of S. terebinthifolius Raddi (ST fraction). HPLC analysis reveled that gallic

The primary mechanism of antihistamine action in the treatment of allergic diseases is believed to be competitive antagonism of histamine binding to cellular receptors (specifically, the H1-receptors), which are present on nerve endings, smooth muscles, and glandular cells. This notion is supported

Allergic diseases, such as allergic asthma, are hypersensitivity reactions initiated by immunological mechanisms. Myrica esculenta (M. esculenta) is known traditionally in Ayurveda to possess anti-asthmatic activity. The present investigation was undertaken to evaluate the effect of crude extract of

Amoxanox inhibited immunologically stimulated and LTD4-induced bronchoconstriction in laboratory animals. Amoxanox, like DSCG, inhibited rat IgE-mediated PCA and histamine release from rat peritoneal mast cells, and suppressed immunologically stimulated or calcium ionophore A23187-induced SRS-A

The mode of action of a novel compound, 3-isobutyryl-2-isopropylpyrazolo [1,5-a]pyridine (KC-404), as a potential anti-allergic agent has been investigated. KC-404 was shown to have a direct bronchodilator activity in guinea pig trachea in vitro and in anesthetized guinea pig in vivo. In addition,

When rat mast cells sensitized by IgE antibody were exposed to antigen, transmission electron microscopy revealed alteration of the granules, cavity formation by fusion of the perigranular membrane and granule release by the fusion of the cavity membrane with the mast cell membrane. Scanning

The effects of AL-3264, which exhibits a 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) inhibiting property by blocking histamine H1-receptors and inhibition of histamine release, were examined on leukotriene (LT) production and LT-mediated responses. AL-3264 (1-30 microM) inhibited the A23,187-induced LT production from

Degranulation of IgE-sensitized rat mast cells by antigen was studied quantitatively in vitro and in vivo by electron microscopy. The inhibition of this degranulation by an anti-allergic drug, N-(3,4-dimethoxycinnamoyl)anthranilic acid (Tranilast), was also examined both in vitro and in vivo. In the

The effects of a newly synthesized anti-allergic agent, HSR-609, on allergic airway hyperresponsiveness and airway inflammation have been studied in sensitized mice. The effects were compared with those of two histamine H(1) receptor antagonists, cetirizine and terfenadine, and prednisolone. Three

TMK688 (1-[[5'-(3"-methoxy-4"-ethoxycarbonyloxyphenyl)-2',4'-pentadien oyl] aminoethyl]-4-diphenylmethoxypiperidine) is being developed as an orally effective antiallergic drug having both 5-lipoxygenase inhibitory activity and anti-histamine activity (Shizawa et al. 1996; Tohda et al. 1997). The

Our previous study showed that the serum level of antigen-specific IgE antibodies in primary response was decreased by a traditional Chinese medicine, Bu-zhong-yi-qi-tang (Japanese name; Hochu-ekki-to, HOT). In this study, we examined inhibition of secondary IgE response and of eosinophil

Antiallergic mechanisms of beta-adrenergic stimulants were investigated in rats. Isoproterenol administered intravenously inhibited IgE antibody-mediated homologous passive cutaneous anaphylaxis (PCA) and histamine-induced cutaneous reaction (HCR) elicited at the same time in the same rats

The effects of betotastine besilate (betotastine: TAU-284), a novel antiallergic drug, on homologous passive cutaneous anaphylaxis (PCA), mediator-induced cutaneous reaction, antigen-induced asthmatic responses and platelet-activating factor (PAF)-induced airway eosinophilia in several animal

Mechanism of the antiallergic action of 6-methyl-N-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)-2-pyridinecarboxamide (TA-5707F) was studied using the water-soluble sodium salt (TA-5707). 1) TA-5707 administered p.o. at the dose ca. 3 times the ID50 for the PCA reaction did not inhibit capillary dye leakage induced on the

1. The present study was carried out to investigate the effect of 3,5-bis-(acetoxyacetylamino)-4-chloro-benzonitrile (TYB-2285) on the accumulation of eosinophils in the peritoneal cavity of Wistar rats sensitized with Ascaris suum extract (Asc). 2. Rats were sensitized by IP injection of Asc on day