Histamine is an autacoid, which means it acts similarly to a local hormone, near its site of synthesis. It is produced as part of the local immune response to invading bodies and triggers inflammation ...

Histamine is an active substance found in a large range of living organisms that plays a major role in allergic reaction, dilating blood vessels and increasing the permeability of vessel walls. It ...

A low-histamine diet can improve allergy-like symptoms in people with histamine intolerance. The diet limits fermented foods, fatty fish, and citrus fruits.

Histidine decarboxylase (HDC), the unique enzyme responsible for histamine generation, is highly expressed in myeloid cells, but its function in these cells is poorly understood. Here we show that Hdc ...

The low histamine diet may help people who develop symptoms, such as sneezing, itching, or hives, in response to foods that contain histamine. Histamine is a chemical that occurs naturally in the body ...

TOKYO -- Drugs that stimulate the secretion of histamine in the brain can enable people to smoothly recall vague memories, Japanese researchers found in a recent experiment on mice and people. The ...

Tourette’s syndrome is most pronounced in children. The physical and vocal tics, which can alienate kids from peers, are difficult to treat. First-line drugs are limited in their efficacy, whereas ...

Holistic nutritionists are taking to social media to spread the word about histamine intolerance (HIT). This is a somewhat controversial proposed diagnosis in which a person may have difficulty ...

For years, reactions to histamine-rich foods like red wine, aged cheeses, and dark chocolate were dismissed as vague "sensitivities" or even psychosomatic quirks in mainstream medicine. Histamine ...

Mouse neuroblastoma cells (Clone NIE-115) were grown in serum-free (defined) medium, defined medium supplemented with serum, and control medium to determine whether serum-free medium could substitute ...