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Histamine secretion from mast cells stimulated with somatostatin
1Department of Chemistry, University College London, UK.
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|April 1, 1988
Abstract:
Histamine release from isolated mast cells stimulated with somatostatin resembled that induced by other basic agents. The process was rapid, independent of added calcium or phospholipids, non-cytotoxic, species and tissue specific, not mediated through cell-fixed antibodies or glucoreceptors, and inhibited by antagonists of the polyamine receptor. Somatostatin and other polycations may then act through a common receptor or binding site on the mast cell membrane.