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    Histamine is an organic nitrogenous compound involved in local immune responses communication, as well as regulating physiological functions in the gut...
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    Antihistamine (redirect from Anti-histamine)
    the activity of histamine receptors in the body. In this sense of the word, antihistamines are subclassified according to the histamine receptor that they...
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  • Histamine intolerance is a presumed set of adverse reactions (such as flush, itching, rhinitis, etc.) to ingested histamine in food. The mainstream theory...
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  • The histamine receptors are a class of G protein–coupled receptors which bind histamine as their primary endogenous ligand. Histamine receptors are proteins...
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    histamine receptor belonging to the family of rhodopsin-like G-protein-coupled receptors. This receptor is activated by the biogenic amine histamine....
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  • called H1 blockers, are a class of medications that block the action of histamine at the H1 receptor, helping to relieve allergic reactions. Agents where...
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    converted to histamine when bacterial growth occurs during improper storage. Subsequent cooking, smoking, or freezing does not eliminate the histamine. Diagnosis...
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    blockers, are a class of medications that block the action of histamine at the histamine H2 receptors of the parietal cells in the stomach. This decreases...
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  • Histamine is an organic compound that primarily functions in service of the human body's immune responses as well as for the regulation of many physiological...
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    The histamine H4 receptor, like the other three histamine receptors, is a member of the G protein-coupled receptor superfamily that in humans is encoded...
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    Histamine N-methyltransferase (HNMT) is a protein encoded by the HNMT gene in humans. It belongs to the methyltransferases superfamily of enzymes and...
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    Histamine H3 receptors are expressed in the central nervous system and to a lesser extent the peripheral nervous system, where they act as autoreceptors...
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    allergic or not, a complex release of inflammatory mediators, including histamine from cutaneous mast cells, results in fluid leakage from superficial blood...
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    1.4.3.22) involved in the metabolism, oxidation, and inactivation of histamine and other polyamines such as putrescine or spermidine. The enzyme belongs...
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  • A histamine agonist is a drug which causes increased activity at one or more of the four histamine receptor subtypes. H1 agonists promote wakefulness....
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    Histamine dihydrochloride (INN, trade name Ceplene) is a salt of histamine that is used as a drug for the prevention of relapse in patients diagnosed with...
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    H2 receptors are a type of histamine receptor found in many parts of the anatomy of humans and other animals. They are positively coupled to adenylate...
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    The underlying mechanism typically involves histamine or bradykinin. The version related to histamine is due to an allergic reaction to agents such...
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    selective for the H1 receptor. Compared to other second-generation anti-histamines, cetirizine can cause drowsiness. Second-generation antihistamines that...
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    second-generation antihistamine and takes effect by selectively inhibiting the histamine H1 receptor, preventing these allergic reactions. Bilastine has an effectiveness...
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    first-generation H1-antihistamine and it works by blocking certain effects of histamine, which produces its antihistamine and sedative effects. Diphenhydramine...
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    classified as a second-generation antihistamine and works by blocking histamine H1-receptors. Levocetirizine was approved for medical use in the United...
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    Cimetidine, sold under the brand name Tagamet among others, is a histamine H2 receptor antagonist that inhibits stomach acid production. It is mainly...
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    H1 antihistamine. It is specifically a potent inverse agonist of the histamine H1 receptor. The drug is also commonly described as possessing weak anticholinergic...
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    Betahistine (category Histamine agonists)
    medication. Betahistine is a strong antagonist at histamine H3 receptors and a weak agonist at histamine H1 receptors. Betahistine has two mechanisms of...
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    Famotidine, sold under the brand name Pepcid among others, is a histamine H2 receptor antagonist medication that decreases stomach acid production. It...
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  • breathes in nebulized methacholine or histamine. Thus the test may also be called a methacholine challenge test or histamine challenge test respectively. Both...
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    injection into a muscle. Hydroxyzine works by blocking the effects of histamine. It is a first-generation antihistamine in the piperazine family of chemicals...
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    pharmacological action by competing with histamine for the H1 subtype histamine receptor. By blocking the effects of histamine, the drug inhibits the vasodilation...
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    resident cell of connective tissue that contains many granules rich in histamine and heparin. Specifically, it is a type of granulocyte derived from the...
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