Oral administration of a novel chymase inhibitor, NK3201, prevents peritoneal adhesion formation in hamsters

Japanese Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 94-96

  Okamoto, Yukiko ^a   Takai, Shinji ^a   Miyazaki, Mizuo ^a  

^a OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Chymase; Mast cell

Indexed keywords

2 (5 FORMYLAMINO 6 OXO 2 PHENYL 1,6 DIHYDROPYRIMIDINE 1 YL) N [[3,4 DIOXO 1 PHENYL 7 (2 PYRIDYLOXY)] 2 HEPTYL]ACETAMIDE; CHYMASE; CHYMASE INHIBITOR; ENZYME INHIBITOR; N [1 BENZYL 2,3 DIOXO 6 (2 PYRIDYLOXY)HEXYL] 2 (5 FORMYLAMINO 1,6 DIHYDRO 6 OXO 2 PHENYL 1 PYRIMIDINYL)ACETAMIDE; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HAMSTER; MAST CELL; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM ADHESION; UTERUS; UTERUS DISEASE;

EID: 0036747086     PISSN: 00215198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jjp.90.94     Document Type: Article

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