Protective effects of inhibitors of nitric oxide synthase in immune complex‐induced vasculitis

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 1992, Pages 1159-1162

  Mulligan, M S ^a   Moncada, S ^b   Ward, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b WELLCOME RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

immune complex induced vasculitis; lung injury; Nitric oxide synthase inhibitors

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; MYELOPEROXIDASE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; N5 (1 IMINOETHYL)ORNITHINE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IMMUNE COMPLEX DISEASE; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG INJURY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; RAT; SKIN; STEREOSPECIFICITY; VASCULITIS;

ALVEOLITIS, EXTRINSIC ALLERGIC; AMINO ACID OXIDOREDUCTASES; ANIMAL; ARGININE; IMMUNE COMPLEX DISEASES; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC-OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROARGININE; OMEGA-N-METHYLARGININE; ORNITHINE; PEROXIDASE; RATS; VASCULITIS, ALLERGIC CUTANEOUS;

EID: 0026440242     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: 14765381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1992.tb13423.x     Document Type: Article

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