2-(4-Morpholinyl)-8-phenyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one (LY294002) inhibits nitric oxide production in cultured murine astrocytes

Pharmacological Research

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 423-427

  Jung, Young Do ^a   Kim, Min Seok ^a   Lee, Kuy Sook ^a   Kang, In Chol ^a   Nah, Ai Sun ^a   Song, Dong Up ^a   Yang, Sung Yeul ^a   Kim, Jong Keun ^a   Ahn, Bong Whan ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; LY294002; Nitric oxide synthase; PI3K; Wortmannin

Indexed keywords

2 MORPHOLINO 8 PHENYLCHROMONE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GAMMA INTERFERON; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; QUERCETIN DERIVATIVE; WORTMANNIN;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CATALYSIS; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DOSE RESPONSE; MACROPHAGE; MESSENGER RNA SYNTHESIS; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0033229848     PISSN: 10436618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/phrs.1999.0533     Document Type: Article

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