NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester, but not methylene blue, attenuates anaphylactic hypotension in anesthetized mice

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 212-217

  Takano, Hiromichi ^a   Liu, Wei ^a   Zhao, Zhansheng ^a   Cui, Sen ^a   Zhang, Wei ^a   Shibamoto, Toshishige ^a  

^a KANAZAWA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anaphylactic shock; Methylene blue; NG nitro L arginine methyl ester (L NAME); Portal venous pressure

Indexed keywords

1H 1,2,4 OXADIAZOLO[4,3 A]QUINOXALIN 1 ONE; ANTIGEN; CYCLIC GMP; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; METHYLENE BLUE; N(G) NITRO DEXTRO ARGININE METHYL ESTER; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; OVALBUMIN;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 34547158708     PISSN: 13478613     EISSN: 13478648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jphs.FP0070169     Document Type: Article

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