Vol. 27 (Suppl 2) 2006 Neuro endocrinology letters

On the pharmacology and toxicology of neutrophils.

OBJECTIVES: To study the effect of H1-antihistamines dithiaden (Dit) and loratadine (Lor) and compare it with that of histamine (His) on phorbolmyristate acetate (PMA) stimulated chemiluminescence (CL) of whole blood, isolated neutrophils, release of myeloperoxidase (MPO), and on superoxide (SO) generation.

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