Inhibition of inducible nitric oxide synthase attenuates acute endotoxin-induced lung injury in rats

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 339-346

  Su, Chain Fa ^a   Yang, Fwu Lin ^a   Chen, Hsing I ^a  

^a TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute lung injury; Endotoxaemia; Free radicals; Inducible nitric oxide synthase; Pro inflammatory cytokines

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; ENDOTOXIN; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; METHYLGUANIDINE; N6 (1 IMINOETHYL)LYSINE; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; S METHYLPSEUDOTHIOUREA; THIOUREA DERIVATIVE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL PERMEABILITY; BODY WEIGHT; CELL INFILTRATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HYPOTENSION; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG INJURY; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG WEIGHT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; RAT; TACHYCARDIA; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; ENDOTOXEMIA; ENDOTOXINS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTERLEUKIN-1BETA; ISOTHIURONIUM; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; LUNG; LYSINE; MALE; METHYLGUANIDINE; NITRATES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; NITRITES; ORGAN SIZE; PULMONARY EDEMA; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 33846987568     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: 14401681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2007.04553.x     Document Type: Article

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