The anti-inflammatory activity of clarithromycin inhibits TNFα production and prolongs survival following lipopolysaccharide administration in mice

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 195-196

  Tkalčević, Vanesa Ivetić ^a   Bošnjak, Berislav ^a   Pašalić, Ivanka ^a   Hrvačić, Boška ^a   Šitum, Kristina ^a   Kramarić, Miroslava Dominis ^a   Glojnarić, Ines ^a   Haber, Vesna Eraković ^a  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; CLARITHROMYCIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; LETTER; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SURVIVAL TIME;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CLARITHROMYCIN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; SHOCK, SEPTIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 46049096309     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2008.03.016     Document Type: Letter

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