Antagonism of LPS and IFN-γ reduced iNOS expression in human atrial endothelia by morphine, anandamide, and estrogen

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 405-409

  Fimiani, Caterina ^a   Magazine, Harold ^b   Welters, Ingeborg D ^a   Bilfinger, Thomas V ^a,c   Salsano, Felice ^d   Tonnesen, Else ^e   Stefano, George B ^a,c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^e Aarhus Kommunelhospital ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anandamide; Endothelium; Estrogens; Human atria; Morphine; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

ANANDAMIDE; ESTROGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MORPHINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HEART ATRIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ARACHIDONIC ACIDS; ENDOTHELIUM; ESTRADIOL; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MORPHINE; MYOCARDIUM; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; POLYUNSATURATED ALKAMIDES;

EID: 0034025647     PISSN: 02539756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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