Effect of chitinase inhibitors on endotoxin-induced uveitis (EIU) in rabbits

Pharmacological Research

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 247-252

  Bucolo, Claudio ^a   Musumeci, Maria ^b   Maltese, Adriana ^a   Drago, Filippo ^a   Musumeci, Salvatore ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chitinase; Endotoxin; Rabbit; Uveitis

Indexed keywords

ALLOSAMIDIN; CAFFEINE; CHITINASE; DEXAMETHASONE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTOXIN INDUCED UVEITIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INFLAMMATION; LACRIMAL FLUID; MALE; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SLIT LAMP; UVEITIS;

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CAFFEINE; CHITINASE; DEXAMETHASONE; ENDOTOXINS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KINETICS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MALE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS; RABBITS; TEARS; TRISACCHARIDES; UVEITIS;

EID: 41549151074     PISSN: 10436618     EISSN: 10961186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2008.02.002     Document Type: Article

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