We assessed the effects of 41 potential chemopreventive agents in the F344 rat using the inhibition of carcinogen-induced aberrant crypt foci (ACF) in the colon as the measure of efficacy. ACF were induced by the carcinogen azoxymethane in F344 rats by two sequential weekly injections at a dose of 15 mg/kg. Two weeks after the last azoxymethane injection, animals were evaluated for the number o...

To compare the effectiveness of nedocromil sodium (NS) and sodium cromoglycate (SCG) administered by metered dose inhaler (MDI) in preventing exercise-induced asthma (EIA), 12 asthmatic children with EIA were studied in a randomized, double-blind, cross-over, placebo-controlled study. NS and SCG were given by MDI alone, and by MDI with a 700 ml spacer device (Fisonair, Fisons, UK), in order to ...

In this randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled study, the effect of prior inhalation of nebulized sodium cromoglycate (SCG) (7.3 +/- 0.6 mg) and nedocromil sodium (NED) (7.5 +/- 0.6 mg) was observed on adenosine 5'-monophosphate (AMP)-induced bronchoconstriction in 11 non-atopic asthmatic subjects. The geometric mean provocation doses of methacholine and AMP required to produce a 20% decr...

Sodium cromoglycate and nedocromil sodium produced a dose dependent inhibition of histamine secretion from human pulmonary mast cells obtained by bronchoalveolar lavage and by enzymatic dissociation of lung parenchyma. Both compounds were significantly more active against the lavage cells than against the dispersed lung cells, and nedocromil sodium was an order of magnitude more effective than ...

In a group of patients with mild asthma the inhalation of mist derived from ultrasonically nebulised distilled water caused an increase in cough and a fall in FEV1. Double blind administration for five minutes of sodium cromoglycate (from an original solution containing 30 mg/ml) or atropine (2 mg/ml) by inhalation from a Minineb nebuliser, 30 minutes before the mist challenge, caused a signifi...

In a 4 week double masked comparative study, patients received 2% nedocromil sodium (48), 2% sodium cromoglycate (48), or placebo eye drops (42), four times daily, for the treatment of vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC). Clinical examinations of eye condition and symptom severity were made before and after a 1 week baseline before starting test treatment, and after 1, 2, and 4 weeks of treatment...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To investigate the acute effect of sodium cromoglycate on airway responses to 4.5 percent saline aerosol challenge, before and during treatment with inhaled budesonide--a corticosteroid. DESIGN Open study, with a total of five visits, two before budesonide treatment, and three follow-up visits, two between 5 and 6 weeks and one at more than 11 weeks. SETTING Referral-based R...

PURPOSE Mast cells are ubiquitous cells derived from the bone marrow and are responsible for allergic reactions as they release numerous vasodilatory, nociceptive and pro-inflammatory molecules in response to immunoglobulin E (IgE) and specific antigen. Mast cell secretion is also triggered by a number of peptides, such as bradykinin and substance P, and may also be involved in the development ...