Investigation into the mechanisms by which nedocromil sodium, frusemide and bumetanide inhibit the histamine-induced itch and flare response in human skin in vivo

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 450-455

  Willis, E F ^a   Clough, G F ^a   Church, M K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bumetanide; Chloride channels; Flare; Frusemide; Histamine; Human skin; Iontophoresis; Itch; Nedocromil sodium

Indexed keywords

BUMETANIDE; FUROSEMIDE; HISTAMINE; NEDOCROMIL SODIUM; SODIUM POTASSIUM CHLORIDE COTRANSPORTER; WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD RHEOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHESIS; IN VIVO STUDY; IONTOPHORESIS; LASER MICROSCOPY; NERVE MEMBRANE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSORY NERVE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKIN; URTICARIA;

ADULT; BUMETANIDE; FUROSEMIDE; GANGLIA, SENSORY; HISTAMINE; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; IONTOPHORESIS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; NEDOCROMIL; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SKIN; URTICARIA; VASODILATION;

EID: 1642388610     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2004.01898.x     Document Type: Article

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