Methylene blue reduces pulmonary oedema and cyclo-oxygenase products in endotoxaemic sheep

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 957-964

  Evgenov, O V ^a   Evgenov, N V ^a   Mollness, T E ^a   Bjertnaes, L J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

6 keto prostaglandin F1 ; Endotoxin; Extravascular lung water; Methylene blue; Pulmonary circulation; Thromoboxane B2

Indexed keywords

6 OXOPROSTAGLANDIN F1 ALPHA; ARACHIDONIC ACID; ESCHERICHIA COLI ENDOTOXIN; HYALURONIC ACID; METHYLENE BLUE; NITRIC OXIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THROMBOXANE B2;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; COMPLEMENT ALTERNATIVE PATHWAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENDOTOXEMIA; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; FEVER; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; IN VIVO STUDY; INHIBITION KINETICS; LUNG CAPILLARY PRESSURE; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG EXTRAVASCULAR FLUID; LUNG HEMODYNAMICS; LUNG LYMPH FLOW; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SHEEP; WAKEFULNESS;

6-KETOPROSTAGLANDIN F1 ALPHA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENDOTOXINS; EXTRAVASCULAR LUNG WATER; FEMALE; LUNG; MALE; METHYLENE BLUE; PROBABILITY; PROSTAGLANDIN-ENDOPEROXIDE SYNTHASES; PULMONARY CIRCULATION; PULMONARY EDEMA; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEEP; THROMBOXANE B2;

EID: 0036797614     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.02.00932001     Document Type: Article

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