Antihistaminic action of (--)-trans-delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol

Arch Int Pharmacodyn Ther. 1975 Apr;214(2):254-62.

Abstract

THC has an antagonistic effect against histamine on the isolated perfused guinea-pig lung and rabbit kidney. This antagonism seems to be a competitive one at the concentrations used and interacts with histamine at H1-receptors. THC also antagonizes the effect of acetylcholine, PGE2, angiotensis II and histamine in the isolated continuously superfused guinea-pig ileum by a non-competitive manner. The antagonism between THC and histamine on the isolated superfused rabbit aortic strips was found to be highly specific, since 100% relaxation was obtained when the muscle contracted by histamine but not by the equipotent doses of angiotensin II and noradrenaline. THC also causes a significant increase in survival time of guinea-pigs when the animals were exposed to histamine aerosol. These results indicate a specific antagonism of THC against histamine in the preparations used in this investigation.

MeSH terms

  • Aerosols
  • Animals
  • Aorta / drug effects
  • Cannabis / pharmacology*
  • Dronabinol / pharmacology*
  • Guinea Pigs
  • Histamine / pharmacology
  • Histamine / toxicity
  • Histamine H1 Antagonists / pharmacology*
  • Ileum / drug effects
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Kidney / drug effects
  • Lung / drug effects
  • Perfusion
  • Rabbits

Substances

  • Aerosols
  • Histamine H1 Antagonists
  • Dronabinol
  • Histamine