[Clinical aspects of anti-inflammatory action of antihistamines]

Pol Merkur Lekarski. 2003 Jun;14(84):634-8.
[Article in Polish]

Abstract

Antihistamines are accepted in the therapy of allergic seasonal and perennial rhinitis. In the paper some anti-inflammatory effects of antihistamines have been presented, and their action mechanisms and clinical applications have been discussed in relation to the new preparates of antihistamines.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cetirizine / therapeutic use*
  • Histamine H1 Antagonists / therapeutic use*
  • Histamine H1 Antagonists, Non-Sedating / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Hypersensitivity / drug therapy*
  • Loratadine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Loratadine / therapeutic use*
  • Piperazines / therapeutic use*
  • Terfenadine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Terfenadine / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Histamine H1 Antagonists
  • Histamine H1 Antagonists, Non-Sedating
  • Piperazines
  • levocetirizine
  • Loratadine
  • Terfenadine
  • fexofenadine
  • desloratadine
  • Cetirizine