New weapons against inflammation: Dual inhibitors of phospholipase A2 and transglutaminase

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-21

  Miele, Lucio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEXIN; ARACHIDONIC ACID; CORTICOSTEROID; ENZYME INHIBITOR; LIPOCORTIN 1; LIPOCORTIN 5; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2 INHIBITOR; PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; TRANSGLUTAMINASE INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UTEROGLOBIN;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CELL MIGRATION; CLARA CELL; DRUG SAFETY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INHIBITION KINETICS; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 0037251917     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI17506     Document Type: Note

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