Effects of tachykinin NK1 or PAF receptor blockade on the lung injury induced by scorpion venom in rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 376, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 293-300

  Matos, Ione M ^a   Souza, Danielle G ^a   Seabra, Danielle G ^a   Freire Maia, Lineu ^a   Teixeira, Mauro M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

CP96,345; Lung injury; Neurotoxin; Oedema; PAF receptor; Substance P; Tachykinin NK1 receptor; Tityus serrulatus; WEB2170

Indexed keywords

2 BENZHYDRYL 3 (2 METHOXYBENZYLAMINO) 1 AZABICYCLO[2.2.2]OCTANE; ACETYLCHOLINE; ATROPINE; BEPAFANT; EVANS BLUE; NEUROKININ 1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; SCORPION VENOM; SUBSTANCE P; AZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; TACHYKININ RECEPTOR; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATING FACTOR RECEPTOR; TRIAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL PERMEABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENVENOMATION; EXTRAVASATION; ILEUM CONTRACTION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG INJURY; LUNG LAVAGE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG ANTAGONISM; GUINEA PIG; ILEUM; MALE; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; AZEPINES; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; GUINEA PIGS; ILEUM; MALE; PLATELET MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; RECEPTORS, TACHYKININ; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; SCORPION VENOMS; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 0032588408     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(99)00382-9     Document Type: Article

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