Cytotoxicity of chlorhexidine digluconate to murine macrophages and its effect on hydrogen peroxide and nitric oxide induction

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 207-212

  Bonacorsi, C ^a   Raddi, M S G ^a   Carlos, I Z ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chlorhexidine; Cytotoxicity; Hydrogen peroxide; Macrophages; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; BUFFER; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; PHENOLSULFONPHTHALEIN; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; PHOSPHATE; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THIOGLYCOLIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CELL STIMULATION; CELL SUSPENSION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG MECHANISM; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PERITONEUM CELL; PERITONEUM LAVAGE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALIA; ARMORACIA RUSTICANA; EUKARYOTA; MURINAE;

EID: 1442282037     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2004000200007     Document Type: Article

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