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ArticleInflammopharmacology2019

Cerebrospinal inflammatory response following scorpion envenomation: role of histamine H1 and H3 receptors.

Amal Megdad-Lamraoui, Sonia Adi-Bessalem, Fatima Laraba-Djebari

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  1. Influence of envenomation timing on peripheral immune and oxidative responses in experimental scorpion envenomation.The journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases · 2025
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  2. Proteasome-driven modulation of immune and oxidative pathways during scorpion envenomation pathogenesis.The journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases · 2025
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  4. Immunological Responses to Envenomation.Frontiers in immunology · 2021
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Amal Megdad-LamraouiUSTHB, Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, BP 32, El-Alia, Bab Ezzouar, Algiers, Algeria.
Sonia Adi-BessalemUSTHB, Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, BP 32, El-Alia, Bab Ezzouar, Algiers, Algeria.
Fatima Laraba-DjebariUSTHB, Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, BP 32, El-Alia, Bab Ezzouar, Algiers, Algeria. flaraba@hotmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4641-261X
University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene · DZ

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe mechanism of the inflammatory process induced by scorpion venom in the cerebrospinal tissues has not yet been completely elucidated. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the role of histamine through its H1 and H3 receptors in this process.

methodsHistamine H1 and H3 receptor antagonists, Hydroxyzine (10 mg/kg) and Betaserc (20 mg/kg), respectively, were administered by intraperitoneal route to mice 1 h before subcutaneous envenomation with a subletal dose (0.5 mg/kg) of Androctonus australis hector venom. Cerebrospinal inflammation response was assessed 24 h after envenomation by evaluating the vascular permeability changes, inflammatory cell infiltration, oxidative/nitrosative stress marker levels (hydrogen peroxide, nitric oxide, malondialdehyde, glutathione and catalase) and by histological examination of cerebrospinal tissue.

resultsEnvenomed mice displayed an installation of an inflammatory response marked by increased vascular permeability (76% and 68% in brain and spinal cord, respectively, in comparison to controls), inflammatory cell infiltration, increased pro-oxidant levels and decreased anti-oxidant markers (p  < 0.05 to p  < 0.001). Scorpion venom also induced structural changes in brain and spinal cord tissues. Hydroxyzine seemed to be more efficient than Betaserc in the prevention of the induced cerebrospinal inflammation response, as evidenced by the decreased vascular permeability, inflammatory cell infiltration, pro-oxidant levels, increased anti-oxidant defense (p  < 0.05 to p  < 0.001) and a reduction of the anatomo-pathological alterations.

conclusionThe results showed that the histamine H1 receptor is more involved in the induced central nervous system inflammatory response during scorpion envenomation.

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AnimalsBrainCapillary PermeabilityCatalaseGlutathioneHistamineInflammationMalondialdehydeMiceNitric OxideOxidation-ReductionReceptors, Histamine H1Receptors, Histamine H3ScorpionsScorpion VenomsSpinal CordCatalaseGlutathioneHistamineMalondialdehydeNitric OxideReceptors, Histamine H1Receptors, Histamine H3Scorpion VenomsCerebrospinal tissuesHistamine H1-receptorHistamine H3-receptorInflammatory responseScorpion venom

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