Augmentation of human neutrophil and alveolar macrophage LTB4 production by N-acetylcysteine: Role of hydrogen peroxide

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 758-764

  Dent, Gordon ^a   Rabe, Klaus F ^a   Magnussen, Helgo ^a  

^a KRANKENHAUS GROSSHANSDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Catalase; Hydrogen peroxide; Leukotriene B4; Macrophages, alveolar; N Acetylcysteine; Neutrophils

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; FORMYLMETHIONYLLEUCYLPHENYLALANINE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LEUKOTRIENE B4; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; ZYMOSAN;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; CATALASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LEUKOTRIENE B4; MACROPHAGES, ALVEOLAR; MALE; NEUTROPHILS; REFERENCE VALUES; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 0030666110     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0701428     Document Type: Article

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