Cetirizine a histamine H1 receptor antagonist improves viral myocarditis

Journal of Inflammation

Volumn 7, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Matsumori, Akira ^a   Yamamoto, Kanjo ^a   Shimada, Miho ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CETIRIZINE; GELATINASE A; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DBA 2 MOUSE; ENCEPHALOMYOCARDITIS VIRUS; ENZYME INHIBITION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GENE EXPRESSION; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; HEART WEIGHT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INBRED STRAIN; INOCULATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SURVIVAL RATE; VIRUS MYOCARDITIS;

ENCEPHALOMYOCARDITIS VIRUS; MUS;

EID: 77955119798     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14769255     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-9255-7-39     Document Type: Article

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