Evaluation and interference of serum and skin lesion levels of leukotrienes in patients with eczema

Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids. 2006 Jul;75(1):51-5. doi: 10.1016/j.plefa.2006.02.007. Epub 2006 Jun 6.

Abstract

To evaluate the levels of leukotrienes (LTs), interleukin-2 (IL-2), interleukin-4 (IL-4), interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) in patients with eczema and observe the effects inversed by mizolastine. Serum LTB4, LTC4, IL-2, IL-4, IFN-gamma and urinary LTE4 levels were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and LTB4, LTC4, LTE4 concentrations of cutis tissue were measured by reverse-phase high-pressure liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) in 10 eczema patients and 10 healthy volunteers. Eczema patients received mizolastine 10 mg once a day for 5 days, respectively, for comparison between before and after treatment. The above markers were assayed again after treatment. Serum LTB4, LTC4, IL-2, IFN-gamma and urinary LTE4 and skin tissue LTB4, LTC4, LTE4 levels in patients are higher than those in healthy volunteers significantly (P < 0.05). But serum IL-4 level did not show significant difference between patients and normal controls (P > 0.05). Mizolastine significantly reduced serum LTB4 and IFN-gamma levels as well as skin lesion LTB4, LTC4, LTE4 concentrations. LTs are involved in the pathogenesis of eczema. Mizolastine clearly reduces LTs levels in skin lesion.

Publication types

  • Controlled Clinical Trial

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Benzimidazoles / administration & dosage*
  • Benzimidazoles / pharmacology
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Eczema / drug therapy*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Interferon-gamma / analysis
  • Interleukin-2 / analysis
  • Interleukin-4 / analysis
  • Leukotriene B4 / analysis
  • Leukotriene B4 / blood
  • Leukotriene C4 / analysis
  • Leukotriene C4 / blood
  • Leukotriene E4 / analysis
  • Leukotriene E4 / blood
  • Leukotrienes / analysis*
  • Leukotrienes / blood
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Skin / chemistry*
  • Skin / pathology
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Benzimidazoles
  • Interleukin-2
  • Leukotrienes
  • Leukotriene B4
  • Interleukin-4
  • mizolastine
  • Leukotriene C4
  • Leukotriene E4
  • Interferon-gamma