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  • Title: Ketotifen induced inhibition of histamine release in a non-IgE model of middle ear effusion.
    Author: Berger G, Berger R, Goldberg A.
    Journal: Pediatr Allergy Immunol; 2006 Feb; 17(1):43-8. PubMed ID: 16426254.
    Abstract:
    The inhibitory effects of ketotifen, a histamine H1-receptor antagonist and mast cell stabilizer, were examined on a non-IgE experimental model of middle ear effusion. Thirty rats were divided into three groups. Group A (n = 9) was subjected to mechanical stimulation of the external auditory canal (EAC); group B (n = 11) was pre-treated with intraperitoneal administration of 0.2 mg ketotifen, 90 min before mechanical stimulation of the EAC; and group C (n = 10), the control group, was neither exposed to mechanical stimulation nor given ketotifen. Thirty minutes after completion of the experiment, the eardrums were inspected, histamine levels were determined by a fluorometric assay, and the pars flaccida underwent histological assessment. An attic effusion was observed in group A; a similar phenomenon but to a lesser extent was also seen in group B. Statistical analysis confirmed that the mean histamine concentration of the rinsing fluid obtained from group A was significantly higher than that of group C (p = 0.004) or group B (p = 0.008). No significant difference was found between the mean histamine concentration of groups C and group B (p = 0.311). Histological assessment revealed that the thickness of the pars flaccida of group A was considerably greater than that of groups C and B and was characterized by marked edema. Furthermore, the pars flaccida mast cell population was significantly depleted compared with groups C and B. The data indicate that mechanical stimulation of the EAC triggered the pars flaccida mast cells to degranulate in a non-mediated IgE fashion and that histamine is implicated in most of these histological changes. It is concluded that administration of ketotifen before mechanical stimulation of the EAC had a stabilizing effect and abolished mast cell degranulation, therefore, may be considered as a potential therapeutic agent for the treatment of middle ear disease in the pediatric population.
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