Effect of MX-68 on airway inflammation and hyperresponsiveness in mice and guinea-pigs

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 187-196

  Nagao, Koichi ^a   Akabane, Hirotomo ^a   Masuda, Taisei ^a   Komai, Masato ^a   Tanaka, Hiroyuki ^a   Nagai, Hiroichi ^a  

^a GIFU PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANTIGEN; CYTOKINE; FOLIC ACID ANTAGONIST; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; METHOTREXATE; METHOTREXATE DERIVATIVE; N [[4 [(2,4 DIAMINO 6 PTERIDINYL)METHYL] 3,4 DIHYDRO 2H 1,4 BENZOTHIAZIN 7 YL]CARBONYL]HOMOGLUTAMIC ACID; OVALBUMIN; PREDNISOLONE;

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY WEIGHT; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EOSINOPHIL; GUINEA PIG; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INFLAMMATORY CELL; INHALATION TEST; LUNG LAVAGE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

2-AMINOADIPIC ACID; ACETYLCHOLINE; ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHITIS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOGS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GUINEA PIGS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-4; INTERLEUKIN-5; MALE; METHOTREXATE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; OVALBUMIN; PREDNISOLONE;

EID: 1242308942     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/0022357022548     Document Type: Article

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