Table 1. Effect of o-VA on compound 48/80-induced systemic anaphylaxis.
Dose (mg/kg) | Compound 48/80 (8 mg/kg) | Mortality (%) |
---|---|---|
None (saline) | + | 100 |
o-VA 1 | + | 40 |
10 | + | 30 |
100 | + | 20 |
100 | − | 0 |
Dexa 10 | + | 20 |
Mice were given an intraperitoneal injection of 8 mg/kg of mast cell degranulator, compound 48/80. o-VA was orally administered at doses of 1, 10, and 100 mg/kg 1 h before the injection of compound 48/80 (n=10/group). Mortality was monitored for 1 h after induction of anaphylactic shock.