If I could tuck this into the other thread with still being able to change the title I would.
Still interesting connections here worth noting. The first one is looking at multiple sclerosis.
The second one is looking at the possible flip side of the coin. This could depend on receptor activation or how histamine is regulated which can have both proinflammatory and antiinflammatory responses.
Multiple elements of the allergic arm of the immune response modulate autoimmune demyelination
broad evidence suggests that allergy and Th2 responses modulate immune responses, and that histamine under certain conditions can polarize the immune response toward Th1 (60). Furthermore, histamine and PAF might contribute to facilitate the entry of autoreactive T cells into the CNS by increasing blood–brain barrier permeability (44, 52). Our findings suggest that several components of classical allergic responses also can significantly influence the pathogenesis of autoimmune disease in the EAE model. Allergy-related molecules might represent a rich source of new targets for the treatment of EAE and MS.
Histamine modulates hippocampal inflammation and neurogenesis in adult mice
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-44816-w
Evidence points to a dual role of histamine in microglia-mediated neuroinflammation, a key pathological feature of several neurodegenerative pathologies. Moreover, histamine has been suggested as a modulator of adult neurogenesis. Herein, we evaluated the effect of histamine in hippocampal neuroinflammation and neurogenesis under physiological and inflammatory contexts. For that purpose, mice were intraperitoneally challenged with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) followed by an intrahippocampal injection of histamine. We showed that histamine per se triggered glial reactivity and induced mild long-term impairments in neurogenesis, reducing immature neurons dendritic volume and complexity. Nevertheless, in mice exposed to LPS (2 mg/Kg), histamine was able to counteract LPS-induced glial activation and release of pro-inflammatory molecules as well as neurogenesis impairment. Moreover, histamine prevented LPS-induced loss of immature neurons complexity as well as LPS-induced loss of both CREB and PSD-95 proteins (essential for proper neuronal activity). Altogether, our results highlight histamine as a potential therapeutic agent to treat neurological conditions associated with hippocampal neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration.
^There’s maybe some documented evidence of that last part in a few of us from MRI’s and PET scans.