Involvement of blockade of leukotriene B4 action in anti-pruritic effects of emedastine in mice

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 406, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 149-152

  Andoh, Tsugunobu ^a   Kuraishi, Yasushi ^a  

^a Fac Pharmaceutical Sci   (Japan)

Author keywords

5 HT (5 hydroxytryptamine, Serotonin); Emedastine difumarate; Histamine; Itch associated response; Leukotriene B4; Substance P

Indexed keywords

EMEDASTINE; HISTAMINE; LEUKOTRIENE B4; SEROTONIN; SUBSTANCE P;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SCRATCHING; SKIN ALLERGY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ALLERGIC AGENTS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HISTAMINE; INJECTIONS, INTRADERMAL; LEUKOTRIENE B4; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; PRURITUS; SEROTONIN; SUBSTANCE P;

EID: 0034613307     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(00)00637-3     Document Type: Article

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