Protective effect of nifedipine against carrageenan-induced inflammation

Pharmacology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 131-136

  Sánchez, Sílvia ^a   Bartrons, Ramon ^a   Rodríguez, Leocadio ^a   González, Pedro ^b   Planas, M Eulàlia ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b San Guillem 21 E 08006   (Spain)

^c Campus de Bellvitge   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory effect; Bay K 8644; Carrageenan; Liposome; Nifedipine

Indexed keywords

1,4 DIHYDRO 2,6 DIMETHYL 5 NITRO 4 [2 (TRIFLUOROMETHYL)PHENYL] 3 PYRIDINECARBOXYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CARRAGEENAN; LIPOSOME; NIFEDIPINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; INFLAMMATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

3-PYRIDINECARBOXYLIC ACID, 1,4-DIHYDRO-2,6-DIMETHYL-5-NITRO-4-(2-(TRIFLUOROMETHYL)PHENYL)-, METHYL ESTER; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CARRAGEENAN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG CARRIERS; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; INFLAMMATION; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; LIPOSOMES; NIFEDIPINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 2642682405     PISSN: 00317012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000028190     Document Type: Article

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