Epigallocatechin-3-gallate reduces allergen-induced asthma-like reaction in sensitized guinea pigs

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 317, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1002-1011

  Bani, Daniele ^a   Giannini, Lucia ^a   Ciampa, Anna ^b   Masini, Emanuela ^a   Suzuki, Ylenia ^b   Menegazzi, Marta ^b   Nistri, Silvia ^a   Suzuki, Hisanori ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 NITROTYROSINE; ALLERGEN; ANTIOXIDANT; DEOXYGUANOSINE DERIVATIVE; EPICATECHIN; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; MAJOR BASIC PROTEIN; MYELOPEROXIDASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OVALBUMIN; OXYGEN RADICAL; POLYPHENOL; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; BRONCHOSPASM; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL GRANULE; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DRUG EFFECT; DYSPNEA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EOSINOPHIL; GUINEA PIG; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LEUKOCYTE; LUNG INJURY; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MALE; MAST CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SENSITIZATION;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CATECHIN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GUINEA PIGS; LUNG; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OVALBUMIN;

EID: 33646796364     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: 15210103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/jpet.106.102178     Document Type: Article

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