Histamine Antagonist Information
A histamine antagonist (commonly called an antihistamine) is a pharmaceutical drug that inhibits the action of histamine by blocking it from attaching to histamine receptors; or it may inhibit the enzymatic activity of histidine decarboxylase, catalyzing the transformation of histidine into histamine (atypical antihistaminics).
Antihistamines are commonly used for the relief of allergies caused by intolerance of proteins.[1]
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Clinical effects
Histamines produce increased vascular permeability, causing fluid to escape from capillaries into tissues, which leads to the classic symptoms of an allergic reaction — a runny nose and watery eyes.
Antihistamines suppress the histamine-induced wheal response (swelling) and flare response (vasodilation) by blocking the binding of histamine to its receptors on nerves, vascular smooth muscle, glandular cells, endothelium, and mast cells. They exert a competitive antagonism to histamines.
Itching and sneezing are suppressed by antihistamine blocking of H1-receptors on nasal sensory nerves.[2]
Clinical: H1- and H2-receptor antagonists
H1-receptor antagonists
Main article: H1 antagonistIn common use, the term antihistamine refers only to H1 antagonists, also known as H1 antihistamines. It has been discovered that these H1-antihistamines are actually inverse agonists at the histamine H1-receptor, rather than antagonists per se.[3] Clinically, H1 antagonists are used to treat allergic reactions. Sedation is a common side-effect, and some H1 antagonists, such as diphenhydramine and doxylamine, are also used to treat insomnia. However, second-generation antihistamines do not cross the blood-brain barrier, and as such do not cause drowsiness.
Examples:
- Azelastine
- Brompheniramine
- Buclizine
- Bromodiphenhydramine
- Carbinoxamine
- Cetirizine
- Cyclizine
- Chlorpheniramine
- Chlorodiphenhydramine
- Clemastine
- Cyproheptadine
- Desloratadine
- Dexbrompheniramine
- Deschlorpheniramine
- Dexchlorpheniramine
- Dimenhydrinate (most commonly used as an antiemetic)
- Dimetindene
- Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)
- Doxylamine (most commonly used as an OTC sedative)
- Ebastine
- Embramine
- Fexofenadine
- Levocetirizine
- Loratadine
- Meclozine (most commonly used as an antiemetic)
- Olopatadine (used locally)
- Orphenadrine (a close relative of diphenhydramine used mainly as a skeletal muscle relaxant and anti-Parkinsons agent)
- Phenindamine
- Pheniramine
- Phenyltoloxamine
- Promethazine
- Pyrilamine
- Quetiapine (antipsychotic)
- Rupatadine
- Tripelennamine
- Triprolidine
H2-receptor antagonists
Main article: H2 antagonistH2 antagonists, like H1 antagonists, are also inverse agonists and not true antagonists. H2 histamine receptors, found principally in the parietal cells of the gastric mucosa, are used to reduce the secretion of gastric acid, treating gastrointestinal conditions including peptic ulcers and gastroesophageal reflux disease.
Examples:
Experimental: H3- and H4-receptor antagonists
These are experimental agents and do not yet have a defined clinical use, although a number of drugs are currently in human trials. H3-antagonists have a stimulant and nootropic effect, and are being investigated for the treatment of conditions such as ADHD, Alzheimer's disease, and schizophrenia, whereas H4-antagonists appear to have an immunomodulatory role and are being investigated as anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs.
H3-receptor antagonists
Main article: H3 antagonistExamples:
H4-receptor antagonists
Examples:
Others
Atypical antihistaminics
They inhibit the enzymatic activity of histidine decarboxylase :
Mast cell stabilizers
Main article: Mast cell stabilizerMast cell stabilizers appear to stabilize the mast cells to prevent degranulation and mediator release. These drugs are not usually classified as histamine antagonists, but have similar indications.
Examples:
- Cromoglicate (cromolyn)
- Nedocromil
- β2 adrenergic agonists
Other agents with antihistaminergic activity
Many drugs used for other indications possess unwanted antihistaminergic activity.
References
- ^ Sicherer, Scott H. M.D., Understanding and Managing Your Child's Food Allergy. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006 ISBN 0801884926.
- ^ Monroe, EW; Daly, AF; Shalhoub, RF (1997). "Appraisal of the validity of histmine-induced wheal and flare is used to predict the clinical efficacy of antihistamines". The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology 99 (2): S798–806. PMID 9042073.
- ^ Leurs R, Church MK, Taglialatela M (2002). "H1-antihistamines: inverse agonism, anti-inflammatory actions and cardiac effects". Clin Exp Allergy 32 (4): 489–98. doi:10.1046/j.0954-7894.2002.01314.x. PMID 11972592.
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