Abstract
Clonidine, a common antihypertensive agent, was recently shown to inhibit antigen-induced wheal and flare reactions, as well as allergen-evoked bronchoconstriction in allergic patients. In this study we investigated the in vitro anti-allergic properties of clonidine. This α 2 adrenoceptor agonist inhibited, in a dose-dependent fashion, basophil histamine secretion elicited by anti-IgE and f-met peptide; it also blocked, though to a lesser extent, the calcium ionophore A23187-induced histamine release. H 2 receptor stimulation seems to be responsible for the reduction in histamine release observed, since it can be antagonized by cimetidine, but not by α 1, α 2 and H 1 blockers.
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