Additive effect of nitric oxide and prostaglandin-E2 synthesis inhibitors in endotoxin-induced uveitis in the rabbit

Inflammation Research

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 203-208

  Bellot, J L ^b   Palmero, M ^b   Garcia Cabanes C ^a   Espi R ^a   Hariton, C ^c   Orts, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b Ciba Vision   (Spain)

^c CIBA GEIGY LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Diclofenac; Inflammation; Methyl ester; N(G) nitro L arginine; Nitric oxide; Prostaglandin E2

Indexed keywords

ARGININE METHYL ESTER; DICLOFENAC; ENDOTOXIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MYELOPEROXIDASE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NITRITE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CILIARY BODY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INFLAMMATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; IRIS; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; UVEITIS;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARGININE; CILIARY BODY; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; DICLOFENAC; DINOPROSTONE; DRUG SYNERGISM; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MALE; NEUTROPHILS; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PEROXIDASE; RABBITS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; UVEITIS; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0030007891     PISSN: 10233830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02285162     Document Type: Article

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