Carbocisteine normalizes the viscous property of mucus through regulation of fucosylated and sialylated sugar chain on airway mucins

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 641, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 226-228

  Ishibashi, Yuji ^a,b,c   Takayama, Goh ^a   Inouye, Yoshio ^b   Taniguchi, Akiyoshi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYORIN PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbocisteine; MUC5AC fusion protein; Sialyl Lewis x; TNF ; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

1 [[6 (3 METHOXYESTRA 1,3,5(10) TRIEN 17BETA YL)AMINO]HEXYL] 1H PYRROLE 2,5 DIONE; CARBOCISTEINE; FUCOSE; MUCIN 5AC; SIALIC ACID; SIALYL LEWIS X ANTIGEN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS MUCUS; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TARGETING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MUCOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; TANDEM REPEAT; VISCOSITY;

CARBOCYSTEINE; CARBOHYDRATES; CELL LINE, TUMOR; EPITOPES; EXPECTORANTS; FUCOSE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MUCINS; MUCUS; N-ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; VISCOSITY;

EID: 77954083932     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2010.05.045     Document Type: Article

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