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The relation between antihistamine medication during early pregnancy & birth defects
Antihistamines are a group of medications which can inhibit various histaminic actions at one of two histamine receptors (H1 or H2). H1 receptor antagonists are used for the relief of allergic dermatological and nondermatological conditions.
Rabah M. Shawky, Neveen S. Seifeldin
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Determination of histamine in human plasma: the European external quality control study 1988 [PDF]
There is an increasing interest in measuring human plasma histamine levels in various clinical conditions. A variety of 'old' and newly developed techniques are applied to meet this demand.
Lorenz, Wilfried +7 more
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Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis: the Role of Histamine
Allergic rhinoconjunctivitis is the most common atopic condition encountered in clinical practice. Analysis of the pathogenesis of this condition permits identification of optimal therapeutic targets.
M. Andersson, L. Greiff, C. Svensson
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Aims Clozapine is the most effective antipsychotic in treatment‐resistant schizophrenia. Clozapine causes weight gain and increased diabetes risk. The role of its metabolite norclozapine and clozapine:norclozapine ratio (CLZ/NCLZ) in metabolic effects has been debated.
Susanna Maria Rask +6 more
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Atypical antipsychotics such as clozapine and olanzapine have been shown to enhance histamine turnover and this effect has been hypothesized to contribute to their improved therapeutic profile compared to typical antipsychotics.
Kjell A Svensson
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Cetirizine a histamine H1 receptor antagonist improves viral myocarditis [PDF]
We showed that mast cells played a critical role in the progression of heart failure induced by pressure overload and viral myocarditis in mice. In this study, we investigated the effect of cetirizine, a selective H1 receptor antagonist, on experimental viral myocarditis induced by encephalomyocarditis (EMC) virus.Four-week-old inbred male DBA/2 mice ...
Yamamoto Kanjo +2 more
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Abstract Cyclizine is a long‐established, short‐acting drug, registered for preventing motion sickness, post‐operative nausea and vomiting (PONV) and ‘vomiting of known cause’. The latter is not defined but may include pregnancy and patients receiving palliative care, historically accepted without large, controlled trials.
Gareth J. Sanger, Paul L. R. Andrews
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Effect of histamine H1 receptor antagonists on antigen-induced increase of cough sensitivity in guinea pigs [PDF]
Eosinophilic airway inflammation and increased cough sensitivity without bronchial hyperresponsiveness are the pathologic and physiologic features of bronchodilator-resistant non-productive cough-associated global atopic tendency, abbreviated herein as ...
Liu, Qi
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Background: Allergic rhinitis is characterized by a chronic inflammation of nasal mucosa and represents a risk factor for asthma occurrence. H1 antihistamines reduce the symptoms of rhinitis, but some compounds may have anti-inflammatory properties ...
Corina I. Bocşan +5 more
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Antihistamines in the treatment of allergic diseases: not as simple as it seems!
According to WHO, up to 35% of the world's population suffers from allergic diseases, and this number is growing exponentially. Histamine has been proven to play a key physiological role in the pathogenesis of allergic disorders by affecting tissues ...
Igor S. Guschin +2 more
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