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. 1982 Dec;12(5-6):601-7.
doi: 10.1007/BF01965067.

Evidence for intracellular histamine liberation in isolated rat mast cells

R Nosál, J Pecivova, K Drábiková

Evidence for intracellular histamine liberation in isolated rat mast cells

R Nosál et al. Agents Actions. 1982 Dec.

Abstract

The beta-adrenoceptor blocking drug exaprolol liberated histamine from isolated rat mast cells in a dose- and time-dependent way. Histamine was liberated within seconds and was not followed by a parallel granule liberation. The inhibition of histamine liberation was induced with low temperature, low pH, high concentration of Ca2+, TTD, suramin and EDTA. Subcellular distribution of 3H-exaprolol demonstrated a quantitative relationship between histamine depletion against exaprolol uptake in isolated rat mast cell granules. A nonspecific mechanism of action in the effect of exaprolol on mast cells is discussed. It is proposed that the drug acts on mast cells due to the direct and indirect ion exchange mechanism resulted in disproportion between histamine and granule liberation.

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