Inducible cyclooxygenase may have anti-inflammatory properties

Nature Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 698-701

  Gilroy, Derek W ^a   Colville Nash, P R ^a   Willis, D ^a   Chivers, J ^a   Paul Clark, M J ^a   Willoughby, D A ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRAGEENAN; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1 INHIBITOR; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; INDOMETACIN; N (2 CYCLOHEXYLOXY 4 NITROPHENYL)METHANESULFONAMIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN D2; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN J2; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NONHUMAN; PLEURISY; POLYMORPHONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CARRAGEENAN; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITORS; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; DINOPROSTONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; INDOMETHACIN; INFLAMMATION; ISOENZYMES; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MONOCYTES; NEUTROPHILS; NITROBENZENES; PROSTAGLANDIN D2; PROSTAGLANDIN-ENDOPEROXIDE SYNTHASES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SULFONAMIDES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033000906     PISSN: 10788956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/9550     Document Type: Article

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