Efficacy of the antioxidant ebselen in experimental uveitis

Free Radical Biology and Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 388-391

  Bosch Morell, Francisco ^a   Romá, Joaquín ^a   Puertas, Francisco J ^a   Marín, Nuria ^a   Díaz Llopis, Manuel ^b,c   Romero, Francisco J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^c Fac Med Odontology Univ B   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Endotoxin; Free radicals; Glutathione; Glutathione peroxidase; Malondialdehyde; Peroxynitrite

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; EBSELEN; ENDOTOXIN; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALONALDEHYDE; PEROXYNITRITE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD EYE BARRIER; BLOOD RETINA BARRIER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG PENETRATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; UVEITIS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTIOXIDANTS; AZOLES; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; ENDOTOXINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FREE RADICALS; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; ORGANOSELENIUM COMPOUNDS; RATS; RATS, INBRED LEW; UVEITIS;

EID: 0032866902     PISSN: 08915849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-5849(99)00067-2     Document Type: Article

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