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  • Title: Canine postradiation histamine levels and subsequent response to Compound 48/80.
    Author: Cockerham LG, Doyle TF, Donlon MA, Helgeson EA.
    Journal: Aviat Space Environ Med; 1984 Nov; 55(11):1041-5. PubMed ID: 6508686.
    Abstract:
    Radiation-induced hypotension in the beagle is accompanied by increased intestinal blood flow (IBF) and hematocrit (HCT). This study was performed to correlate these radiation-induced changes with plasma histamine (PH) levels following radiation. The histamine (H) levels were monitored in the systemic arterial circulation (SA) and the hepatic portal vein (HPV) before and after radiation. To examine the effect of radiation on the mobilization of total body H stores, Compound 48/80 was given I.V., and H responses were monitored in both control and radiated animals. Data obtained indicated that 100 Gy, whole-body, gamma-radiation produced a decrease in systemic mean blood pressure (BP), an increase in IBF and an increase in HCT. Concurrently, the mean PH/SA values increased and the PH/HPV levels decreased. Compound 48/80 produced a marked increase in PH levels in both control and radiated animals; however, the levels found in the radiated animals were consistently lower than those in the controls, although not statistically different. This implies that H may mediate these observed intestinal responses and that the mobility of histamine is decreased in radiated animals.
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