Stress-induced visceral hypersensitivity in maternally separated rats can be reversed by peripherally restricted histamine-1-receptor antagonists.

BACKGROUND: The histamine-1 receptor (H1R) antagonist ketotifen increased the threshold of discomfort in hypersensitive IBS patients. The use of peripherally restricted and more selective H1R antagonists may further improve treatment possibilities. We examined the use of fexofenadine and ebastine to...

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Main Authors: Oana I Stanisor, Sophie A van Diest, Zhumei Yu, Olaf Welting, Noor Bekkali, Jing Shi, Wouter J de Jonge, Guy E Boeckxstaens, Rene M van den Wijngaard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3680390?pdf=render