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    Interleukin 1-β, Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist, and Interleukin 18 in Children with Acute Spontaneous Urticaria

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    Very little is known about the role of interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and interleukin-18 (IL-18) in urticaria. Material and Methods. Serum levels of IL-1β, IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1RA), and IL-18 were measured in 56 children with urticaria and in 41 healthy subjects. Results. Serum IL-1β did not differ between children with acute urticaria and controls. Children with single episode of urticaria had higher levels of IL-1RA and IL-18 than healthy subjects. In children with single episode of urticaria, level of IL-1RA correlated with C-reactive protein (CRP), D-dimer, and IL-1β levels. In subjects with recurrence of urticaria IL-1RA was positively correlated with WBC and D-dimer levels. No correlation of cytokine levels and urticaria severity scores (UAS) in all children with urticaria was observed. In children with single episode of urticaria UAS correlated with CRP level. In the group with single episode of urticaria and in children with symptoms of upper respiratory infection, IL-1RA and IL-18 levels were higher than in controls. The former was higher than in noninfected children with urticaria. In conclusion, this preliminary study documents that serum IL-1RA and IL-18 levels are increased in some children with acute urticaria. However further studies are necessary to define a pathogenic role of IL-1β, IL-1RA, and IL-18 in urticaria

    Definition, aims, and implementation of GA2LEN/HAEi Angioedema Centers of Reference and Excellence

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    Wpływ przewlekle podawanej amitryptyliny na reaktywność układu krążenia u szczurów

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    INTRODUCTION Amitriptyline, a tricyclic antidepressant used in the treatment of many psychiatric, neurological and gastrointestinal diseases, affects cardiovascular system functions. The aim of the present study was to examine the influence of chronically administered amitriptyline on cardiovascular responsiveness to a histamine vasodilatatory stimulus. MATERIAL AND METHODS The studies were carried out on male Wistar rats pre-treated with amitriptyline (2.7 and 5.4 mg/kg, subcutaneously for 7 days). RESULTS Histamine (5.0 and 10.0 μg/kg) administered intravenously in a bolus injection evoked dose-dependent decreases in systolic and diastolic blood pressure as well as in renal (RBF) and skeletal muscle microcirculatory flow (SMMF), with no significant changes in heart rate (HR) in the control, saline pre-treated group. Amitriptyline prevented histamine-evoked decreases in blood pressure (2.7 and 5.4 mg/kg) and produced increases in RBF and SMMF (5.4 mg/kg), but did not influence HR dynamics. CONCLUSION We demonstrate for the first time that chronically administered amitriptyline to rats influences the cardiovascular responsiveness to histamine with an effect on peripheral perfusion.WSTĘP Amitryptylina to trójpierścieniowy lek przeciwdepresyjny stosowany w leczeniu wielu schorzeń psychicznych, neurologicznych oraz przewodu pokarmowego, wpływający także na czynność układu krążenia. Celem pracy było zbadanie wpływu przewlekle stosowanej amitryptyliny na reaktywność układu krążenia na działanie bodźca hipotensyjnego – histaminy. MATERIAŁ I METODY Badania przeprowadzono na samcach szczurów szczepu Wistar, którym podawano amitryptylinę (2,7 i 5,4 mg/kg) podskórnie przez 7 dni. WYNIKI Histamina (5,0 i 10,0 μg/kg) podawana dożylnie (bolus) w grupie kontrolnej wywoływała zależne od dawki spadki ciśnienia tętniczego skurczowego i rozkurczowego oraz przepływu w tętnicy nerkowej (RBF) i w mikrokrążeniu mięśnia szkieletowego (SMMF), nie wpływając na częstość rytmu serca (HR). Amitryptylina zapobiegała wywoływanym przez histaminę spadkom ciśnienia tętniczego krwi (2,7 i 5,4 mg/kg), powodowała wzrost RBF i SMMF (5,4 mg/kg), nie wpływając na HR. WNIOSEK Przewlekle stosowana amitryptylina wpływa na reaktywność układu krążenia i przepływy obwodowe w odpowiedzi na dożylne podanie histaminy u szczurów
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