S-Substituted isothioureas are potent inhibitors of nitric oxide biosynthesis in cartilage

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 312, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 341-347

  Jang, Daniel ^a,c   Szabo, Csaba ^b   Murrell, George A C ^a,c  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Cartilage; Chondrocyte; Free radical; Inducible; Nitric oxide (NO) synthase

Indexed keywords

AMINOGUANIDINE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; S METHYLPSEUDOTHIOUREA; THIOUREA DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; DRUG ACTIVITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

EID: 0030567955     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(96)00369-X     Document Type: Article

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