Inhibitory effect of TMK-688 on late asthmatic responses as well as T-cell and eosinophilic infiltration in guinea pigs with asthmatic reactions

Int J Immunopharmacol. 2000 Feb;22(2):123-30. doi: 10.1016/s0192-0561(99)00066-1.

Abstract

The effects of an oral anti-allergic agent, TMK-688, which inhibits 5-lipoxygenase, at doses of 3.2 and 10 mg/kg were studied in guinea pigs with dual-phase asthmatic response. We previously observed that pretreatment with TMK-688 inhibited the late asthmatic response (LAR) induced by ovalbumin inhalation exposure. The present study focused on the effect of TMK-688 on infiltration by T-cells and eosinophils. TMK-688 inhibited both T-cell and eosinophilic infiltration. These findings suggest that TMK-688 is effective in inhibiting infiltration of T-cells and eosinophilic chemotaxis, and thereby suppresses LAR.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Asthmatic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Arachidonate 5-Lipoxygenase / physiology
  • Asthma / drug therapy*
  • Asthma / pathology
  • Bronchi / pathology
  • Eosinophils / drug effects*
  • Guinea Pigs
  • Lipoxygenase Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
  • Male
  • Ovalbumin / immunology
  • Piperidines / therapeutic use*
  • T-Lymphocytes / drug effects*

Substances

  • Anti-Asthmatic Agents
  • Lipoxygenase Inhibitors
  • Piperidines
  • TMK 688
  • Ovalbumin
  • Arachidonate 5-Lipoxygenase