Effect of indomethacin on airway contraction and the ...
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| Title | Effect of indomethacin on airway contraction and the release of LTC4-like material |
| Author(s) | J. Burka |
| Journal | Prostaglandins |
| Date | 1985 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Start page | 529 |
| End page | 535 |
| Abstract | Ovalbumin (OA) and arachidonic acid (AA) were used to induce contractions of sensitized guinea-pig tracheal and lung preparations in the presence and absence of indomethacin. Leukotriene (LT)C4-like material released from these tissues was extracted from the bathing fluid and measured by radioimmunoassay. Challenge with either OA or AA induced release of LTC4-like material from both parenchyma and trachea, AA inducing a greater release than OA although OA induced greater contractions. This suggested that OA-induced the synthesis of other bronchoconstrictor compounds than LTC4. Although indomethacin enhanced OA- and AA-induced contractions of trachea, there was no enhancement of the release of LTC4-like material, suggesting enhancement by indomethacin was a result of the inhibition of the synthesis of prostaglandin E2 and not diversion of AA into the lipoxygenase pathway. Indomethacin had no effect on OA-induced contractions of parenchyma, but attenuated those induced by AA. Indomethacin had no modulatory effect on the release of LTC4-like material in the parenchyma. The results demonstrate that indomethacin does not result in increased synthesis of LTs in the airways. |
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