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Inflammatory mediators and the arachidonic acid pathway
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A 24-year-old woman develops itching and raised, erythematous wheals within minutes of touching latex gloves. A medication that blocks H1 receptors markedly reduces the early swelling. Inhibiting new eicosanoid synthesis has much less effect on this initial response.