Drug-induced activation of the nervous control of inflammation: A novel possibility for the treatment of hypoxic damage

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 679, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 1-8

  Bertolini, Alfio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain control of inflammation; Cholinergic anti inflammatory pathway; Ischemia reperfusion; Ischemic disease; Melanocortins; Muscarinic receptor agonists; Myocardial infarction; Shock; Stroke; Tissue hypoxia; 7 Nicotinic receptor agonists

Indexed keywords

3 (2,4 DIMETHOXYBENZYLIDENE)ANABASEINE; CAPSAICIN; CHLORISONDAMINE; GLUCOCORTICOID; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; MELANOCORTIN; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR AGONIST; TETRACOSACTIDE; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATING FACTOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; AORTA DISSECTION; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN HYPOXIA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME INACTIVATION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFLAMMATION; KIDNEY ISCHEMIA; LYMPHOCYTE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; OXYGENATION; PANCREATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REPERFUSION INJURY; RETICULOENDOTHELIAL SYSTEM; REVIEW; SEPSIS; STROKE; TISSUE PERFUSION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84857795065     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: 18790712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2012.01.004     Document Type: Review

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