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Measuring Local Anaphylaxis in Mice
Published on: October 14, 2014
Comparison of antiallergic drugs in an experimental model of ocular anaphylaxis
Atilla Bayer1, H Avni Uludağ, Güngör Sobaci
1Gülhane Military Medical Academy and Medical School(GATA), Ankara, Turkey. atillabayer@hotmail.com
Purpose:
To compare the efficacy of antiallergic drugs in an experimental ocular anaphylaxis model.
Materials And Methods:
Fifty-two rats were divided into 8 groups. Dithiothreitol and ovalbumin (OVA) were applied to both eyes of previously OVA-inoculated rats in groups 1-5 and 7. In groups 1-5, antiallergic efficacy of the drugs (lodoxamide, sodium cromoglycate, levacobastine, cimetidine, and diclofenac sodium) instilled on the right eyes were compared with the buffer instilled on the left eyes, measuring the amount of extravasated Evans blue (EB) dye by spectrophotometric analysis. Group 6 served as a control of EB dye extravasations in nonimmunized eyes. Histopathologic examinations for anaphylaxis and controls were done in groups 7 and 8.
Results:
Only levacobastine and lodoxamide decreased vascular permeability at a significant ratio (46%, p < 0.01 and 31%, p < 0.05, respectively).
Conclusion:
Levacobastine and lodoxamide but none of the three other drugs mentioned above were found to be effective in decreasing vascular permeability.
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