Doxycycline reduces mortality to lethal endotoxemia by reducing nitric oxide synthesis via an interleukin-10-independent mechanism

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 489-492

  D'Agostino, Pietro ^a   La Rosa, Marzia ^a   Barbera, Caterina ^a   Arcoleo, Francesco ^a   Bella, Gloria Di ^a   Milano, Salvatore ^a   Cillari, Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; ESCHERICHIA COLI LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; INTERLEUKIN 10; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOTOXEMIA; FEMALE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC SHOCK;

EID: 0031906486     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/517383     Document Type: Article

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