In vivo effect of OPC15161, a superoxide scavenger, on anti-Thy1 nephritis

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 317, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 123-128

  Hamada, Natsuko ^a   Nagase, Mitsumasa ^a  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anti Thy1 nephritis; Cytokine; Matrix index; OPC15161; Superoxide radical; Tubulointerstitial index

Indexed keywords

OPC 15161; SCAVENGER; SUPEROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS; KIDNEY BLOOD FLOW; KIDNEY CLEARANCE; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ALBUMINURIA; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, THY-1; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; PYRAZINES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPEROXIDES;

EID: 0030581736     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(96)00708-X     Document Type: Article

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