The new biology of histamine receptors

JF Huang, RL Thurmond - Current allergy and asthma reports, 2008 - Springer
The physiologic functions of histamine have been recognized for more than 100 years, yet
new roles are still being uncovered. Most importantly, a newly discovered receptor of the …

The histamine H4 receptor: targeting inflammatory disorders

M Walter, T Kottke, H Stark - European journal of pharmacology, 2011 - Elsevier
The discovery of the histamine H4 receptor has added a new chapter to the century of
extensive biogenic amine research. The human histamine H4 receptor is mainly expressed …

The role of histamine H1 and H4 receptors in allergic inflammation: the search for new antihistamines

RL Thurmond, EW Gelfand, PJ Dunford - Nature reviews Drug …, 2008 - nature.com
Histamine has a key role in allergic inflammatory conditions. The inflammatory responses
resulting from the liberation of histamine have long been thought to be mediated by the …

The histamine H4 receptor in autoimmune disease

M Zhang, JD Venable, RL Thurmond - Expert opinion on …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Histamine exerts its actions through four known receptors. The recently cloned histamine
receptor, H4R, has been shown to have a role in chemotaxis and mediator release in …

The Future Antihistamines: Histamine H3 and H4 Receptor Ligands

F Yu, P Bonaventure, RL Thurmond - Histamine in Inflammation, 2010 - Springer
The field of histamine research has progressed far from a century ago when the first
biological functions of histamine were identified. It is now known that histamine function is …

New concepts of histamine receptors and actions

MS Repka-Ramirez - Current allergy and asthma reports, 2003 - Springer
Histamine and antihistamines are so deeply woven into the fabric of allergic diseases that it
is sometimes difficult to see how this field could advance beyond our current, potent …

The histamine H4 receptor: a novel modulator of inflammatory and immune disorders

M Zhang, RL Thurmond, PJ Dunford - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2007 - Elsevier
All 4 known histamine receptors (H1R, H2R, H3R and H4R) have been used or proposed as
therapeutic targets for varied diseases. This article reviews the recent progress in …

Histamine receptors and antihistamines: from discovery to clinical applications

M Cataldi, F Borriello, F Granata, L Annunziato… - History of …, 2014 - karger.com
The synthesis and the identification of histamine marked a milestone in both
pharmacological and immunological research. Since Sir Henry Dale and Patrick Laidlaw …

The emerging role of the histamine H4 receptor in anti-inflammatory therapy

HD Lim, RA Smits, R Leurs… - Current Topics in …, 2006 - ingentaconnect.com
Antagonists for the Histamine H 1 receptor have been on the market for decades and
continue to be successfully used in the treatment of a variety of allergic conditions. The …

New developments in the use of histamine and histamine receptors

C Smuda, PJ Bryce - Current allergy and asthma reports, 2011 - Springer
Histamine and the histamine receptors are important regulators of a plethora of biological
processes, including immediate hypersensitivity reactions and acid secretion in the stomach …