Endogenous nitric oxide inhibits leukotriene B4 release from rat alveolar macrophages

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 326, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 53-60

  Brunn, Gernot ^a   Hey, Claudia ^b   Wessler, Ignaz ^c   Racké, Kurt ^b  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alveolar macrophage; Cyclooxygenase; Leukotriene B4; Lipoxygenase; nitric oxide (NO)

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CALCIMYCIN; LEUKOTRIENE B4; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROSTANOID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARACHIDONIC ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IN VITRO STUDY; ISOTOPE LABELING; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ARACHIDONIC ACIDS; CALCIMYCIN; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; LEUKOTRIENE B4; LIPOXYGENASE; MACROPHAGES, ALVEOLAR; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OMEGA-N-METHYLARGININE; PROSTAGLANDIN-ENDOPEROXIDE SYNTHASES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0030962937     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(97)00136-2     Document Type: Article

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