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Bronchoconstrictor effects of leukotriene B4 in the guinea pig in vivo
Authors:R. Hamel  A.W. Ford-Hutchinson
Affiliation:Merck Frosst Canada Inc., P.O. Box 1005 Ponte Claire - Dorval, Quebec, Canada H9R 4P8
Abstract:Administration of leukotriene B4 (LTB4) to anesthetized spontaneously breathing guinea pigs either by the intravenous or aerosol route produced pronounced changes in pulmonary resistance and dynamic compliance. The effects were short lived and were completely abolished by pretreatment of animals with the cyclooxygenase inhibitor indomethacin. Histological examination of lungs following aerosol administration of LTB4 showed a pronounced neutrophil infiltration. These results confirm previous in vitro studies in which LTB4 was shown to produce contractions on guinea pig parenchymal strips indirectly by releasing thromboxane A2.
Keywords:Correspondence
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