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. 1995 Apr;114(7):1483–1489. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1995.tb13374.x

Delayed-type hypersensitivity-induced increase in vascular permeability in the mouse small intestine: inhibition by depletion of sensory neuropeptides and NK1 receptor blockade.

A D Kraneveld 1, T L Buckley 1, D van Heuven-Nolsen 1, Y van Schaik 1, A S Koster 1, F P Nijkamp 1
PMCID: PMC1510295  PMID: 7606352

Abstract

1. This study investigates the effects of capsaicin-induced depletion of sensory neuropeptides and of neurokinin1 (NK1) receptor blockade on delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH)-induced changes of vascular permeability in the small intestine of the mouse. 2. The DTH reaction in the small intestine was elicited by dinitrofluorobenzene (DNFB)-contact sensitization followed by oral dinitrobenzene sulphonic acid (DNBS) challenge. To assess vascular leakage the accumulation of the plasma marker, Evans blue (EB), was measured 2, 24 and 48 h after the challenge. 3. The small intestinal DTH reaction was characterized by a significant increase in vascular permeability 24 h after the challenge of previously sensitized mice when compared to vehicle-sensitized mice (P < 0.05, ANOVA). Capsaicin-induced depletion of sensory neuropeptides, two weeks before the sensitization, completely inhibited the DTH-induced increase in small intestinal vascular permeability at 24 h (P < 0.05, ANOVA). Vehicle/control: 108.2 +/- 8.6 ng EB mg-1 dry weight; vehicle/DTH 207.8 +/- 25.1 ng EB mg-1 dry weight; capsaicin/control: 65.8 +/- 11.9 ng EB mg-1 dry weight; capsaicin/DTH: 84.3 +/- 7.6 ng EB mg-1 dry weight. 4. The tachykinins, substance P and neurokinin A (1.5 to 50 x 10(-11) mol per mouse, i.v.), induced an increase in vascular leakage in the small intestine of naive mice. The specific NK1 receptor antagonist, RP67580 (10(-9) mol per mouse, i.v.) was the most effective in reducing the substance P-induced plasma extravasation when compared with other NK receptor antagonists, FK224 and FK888.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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