Neutrophil-induced Endothelial Cell Damage: Inhibition by a 14-Membered Ring Macrolide Through the Action of Nitric Oxide

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 111-115

  Mitsuyama, Takashi ^a   Hidaka, Kouko ^a   Furuno, Takashi ^a   Hara, Nobuyuki ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Calcium ion; Cell injury; Cyclic AMP dependent protein kinase; Human endothelial cells; Human neutrophils; Macrolide; Nitric oxide; Superoxide

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CLARITHROMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FORMYLMETHIONYLLEUCYLPHENYLALANINE; MACROLIDE; N [2 (4 BROMOCINNAMYLAMINO)ETHYL] 5 ISOQUINOLINESULFONAMIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; SUPEROXIDE;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL DAMAGE; DRUG MECHANISM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NEUTROPHIL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030854383     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: 14230097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000237654     Document Type: Article

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