Reduction of acute inflammation in rats by diazepam: Role of peripheral benzodiazepine receptors and corticosterone

Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 253-265

  Lazzarini, Ricardo ^a   Palermo Neto, João ^a   Malucelli, Benjamin Eurico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Carrageenin; Corticosterone; Diazepam; Inflammation; Interleukins; Peripheral type benzodiazepine receptor

Indexed keywords

4' CHLORODIAZEPAM; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; CARRAGEENAN; CORTICOSTERONE; CRISTALIA; DIAZEPAM;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL PERMEABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PLEURISY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; BENZODIAZEPINONES; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; CARRAGEENAN; CORTICOSTERONE; DIAZEPAM; INFLAMMATION; IRRITANTS; ISOQUINOLINES; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GABA-A;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034995533     PISSN: 08923973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/IPH-100103864     Document Type: Article

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