Comparison of the anti-inflammatory activities of imidazole antimycotics in relation to molecular structure

Chemical Biology and Drug Design

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 225-228

  Steel, Helen C ^a   Tintinger, Gregory R ^a   Anderson, Ronald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory activity; Fluconazole; Imidazole antimycotics; Itraconazole; Ketoconazole; Leukotriene B4; Molecular structure; Neutrophils; Platelet activating factor; Voriconazole

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CALCIUM; FLUCONAZOLE; IMIDAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; LEUKOTRIENE B4; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATING FACTOR; VORICONAZOLE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL ACTIVATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUOROMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CELLS, CULTURED; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; IMIDAZOLES; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; LEUKOTRIENE B4; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NEUTROPHILS; PLATELET ACTIVATING FACTOR; PYRIMIDINES; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 50449087045     PISSN: 17470277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0285.2008.00694.x     Document Type: Article

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