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Inhibitory activity of indolin-2-one derivatives on compound 48/80-induced histamine release from mast cells
G U Rüster1, B Hoffmann, M Hamburger
1Institute of Pharmacy, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena, Germany.
Die Pharmazie
|April 13, 2004
Abstract:
Four alkaloids, previously identified in Isatis species, were tested for their inhibitory effect on histamine release. Whereas tryptanthrin, indirubin and deoxyvasicinone did not inhibit histamine release, the effect of indolin-2-one exceeded that of the mast cell stabilizing drug disodium chromoglycate.
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