Phosphodiesterase inhibitors and forskolin up-regulate arginase activity in rabbit alveolar macrophages

Pulmonary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 141-147

  Hammermann, R ^a   Hey, C ^a   Schafer N ^a   Racke K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alveolar macrophages; Arginase; L arginine metabolism; Phosphodiesterase; Protein kinase A

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; ARGINASE; ARGININE; BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; FORSKOLIN; ISOBUTYLMETHYLXANTHINE; KT 5720; ORNITHINE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR; ROLIPRAM; SIGUAZODAN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; FEMALE; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; MALE; MEDIATOR RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

EID: 0033778094     PISSN: 10945539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/pupt.2000.0240     Document Type: Article

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