Nitric oxide modulates eosinophil infiltration in antigen-induced airway inflammation in rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 358, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 253-259

  Ferreira, Heloisa H A ^a   Bevilacqua, Estela ^b   Gagioti, Sonia M ^b   De Luca, Iara M S ^c   Zanardo, Renata C O ^c   Teixeira, Cleber E ^c   Sannomiya, Paulina ^b   Antunes, Edson ^c   De Nucci, Gilberto ^b  

^a Sao Francisco University   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Allergic inflammation; Eosinophil; Lung; Nitric oxide (NO)

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; OVALBUMIN;

AIRWAY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EOSINOPHIL; HISTOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ASTHMA; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EOSINOPHILS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; OVALBUMIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0032500791     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(98)00575-5     Document Type: Article

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