PMID: 8581451Sep 1, 1995Paper

In vitro effect of disodium cromoglycate on phagocytic activity of polymorphonuclear cells of healthy asthmatic patients

Revista alergia Mexico : organo oficial de la Sociedad Mexicana de Alergia e Inmunología, A.C
C A Gómez CastilloS Martínez-Cairo Cueto

Abstract

Disodium chromoglicate interferes cellular membrane transport, inhibits mediators release and activation of polymorfonuclear cells (PMN) by blocking intracellular free calcium increment. In order to assess if DC reduces in vitro phagocytic activity of PMN, these cells obtained from allergic asthmatic patients and healthy subjects were incubated with DC or Hanks solution (HS). Their phagocytic activity was measured with chemoluminiscence technique. There were not significant differences in phagocytic activity between the cells incubated with DC and those incubated with HS, nor between cells from asthmatic patients and healthy subjects. We conclude that DC has not in vitro effect on phagocytic activity of PMN from healthy and asthmatic subjects. There are no difference in PMN phagocytic capacity between healthy and asthmatic subjects.

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