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Serotonin +Histamine
Pharmacology Immune System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How is histamine formed? | decarboxylation of L-histidine to histamine by histidine decarboxylase |
| where is histamine located? | mast cells, basophils, nervous system (NT), and GI system (enterochromaffin like (ECL) cells- gastric acid secretagogue |
| H1 (location) | blood vessels, smooth muscle, heart, CNS |
| H2 (location) | gastric mucosa, heart, uterus, CNS |
| H3 (location) | airways, GI tract, CNS |
| H4 | bone marrow, peripheral blood leukocytes, spleen, thymus, colon |
| triple response | intradermal injection- red spot, flush/flare, wheal |
| Diphenhydramine (benadryl) (generation?) | FGA |
| chlorpheniramine (Chlor-Trimenton) (generation?) | FGA |
| brompheniramine (Dimetapp) (generation?) | FGA |
| clemastine (Travist) | FGA |
| loratadine | SGA |
| Cetirizine | SGA |
| Fexofenadine | SGA |
| Desloratadine | SGA |
| How is serotonin formed? | Hydroxylation of L-tryptophan |
| Where is serotonin? | GI (~90%, enterochromaffin cells), platelets, CNS |
| How is serotonin metabolized? | by MAO(A) |
| What is the receptor for serotonin? | 5-HT |