Morphine stimulates inos expression via a rebound from inhibition in human macrophages: Nitric oxide involvement

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 129-138

  Stefano, G B ^a   Cadet, P ^a   Fimiani, C ^a   Magazine, H I ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Constitutive nitric oxide synthase; Human macrophages; Inducible nitric oxide synthase; Morphine; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; NALOXONE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OPIATE RECEPTOR;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL MIGRATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOREGULATION; LEUKOCYTE MIGRATION INHIBITION; MACROPHAGE; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0035189680     PISSN: 03946320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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