Modulation of allergen-induced nasal symptoms and mediator release by treatment with N-acetyl-aspartyl-glutamate (ZY15106)

• Published in: European journal of clinical pharmacology Vol. 46; no. 2; p. 127
• Main Authors: Miadonna, A, Cottini, M, Candiani, C, Tedeschi, A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany 01.03.1994
• Subjects: Adult; Dipeptides - therapeutic use; Female; Histamine H1 Antagonists - therapeutic use; Histamine Release - drug effects; Humans; Leukotriene C4 - metabolism; Male; Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal - drug therapy; Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal - physiopathology; Single-Blind Method; Therapeutic Irrigation
• ISSN: 0031-6970
• DOI: 10.1007/BF00199875

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of the new anti-allergic drug, N-acetyl-aspartyl-glutamate (ZY15106), on allergen-induced nasal symptoms and mediator release. Fifteen outpatients suffering from seasonal allergic rhinitis due to grass pollen were included in the study. A nasal antigen challenge followed by evaluation of symptoms was performed in basal conditions. Ten of the 15 patients underwent sequential nasal lavages in order to evaluate allergen-induced mediator release. The study was performed in winter, when the patients were symptom free, and was a randomized single-blind crossover trial of a 6% solution of ZY15106 (daily dosage: 48 mg) versus placebo (lactose). The drug and the placebo were administered intranasally q.i.d. for 1 week, with a 2-week interval between the two treatments. Treatment with ZY15106, but not with placebo, caused a significant reduction in nasal obstruction in the first 30 min after challenge and at 60 min and itching in the first 10 min after challenge, but did not reduce sneezing and rhinorrhoea. Moreover, ZY15106 significantly reduced the histamine release in 5 min postchallenge lavage (4.5 ng.ml-1 after placebo administration vs 2.5 ng.ml-1, after treatment with ZY15106). A reduction in immunoreactive LTC4 release in the 5 and 10 min post-challenge lavages was observed after ZY15106 administration (placebo vs active treatment: at 5 min 2.9 ng.ml-1 vs 1.4 ng.ml-1; at 10 min: 2.25 ng.ml-1 vs 0.9 ng.ml-1).