Cardioprotective effects of 3-methyl-1-phenyl-2-pyrazolin-5-one (MCI-186), a novel free radical scavenger, on acute autoimmune myocarditis in rats

Experimental and Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 177-180

  Okabe, Taka Aki ^a   Kishimoto, Chiharu ^a   Hattori, Miki ^a   Nimata, Masaomi ^a   Shioji, Keisuke ^a   Kita, Toru ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cytokine; Free radical scavenger; Myocarditis; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; NORPHENAZONE; SCAVENGER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG STRUCTURE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART MUSCLE; HEART PROTECTION; HEART WEIGHT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MYOCARDITIS; NONHUMAN; RAT; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 10044219504     PISSN: 12056626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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