Fozard J R
Novartis Preclinical Research, Asthma Building 386/1035, Postfach, CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland.
Curr Opin Investig Drugs. 2000 Sep;1(1):86-9.
BP-294 (a prodrug of R-alpha-methylhistamine) is a histamine H3 agonist under development by Bioprojet and in phase II clinical trials as an antiasthmatic [219798]. In a study, R-alpha-methylhistamine was shown to inhibit the release of acetylcholine, in the presence of atropine (1 microM) and 0.5 Hz of electrical stimulation of the rat bilateral vagus nerve, in a dose-dependent manner. This inhibition was abolished by thioperamide [321838].