Lovastatin inhibits antigen-induced airway eosinophilia without affecting the production of inflammatory mediators in mice

Inflammation Research

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 363-369

  Chiba, Y ^a   Sato, S ^a   Misawa, M ^a  

^a HOSHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Airway inflammation; Asthma; Eosinophil Th2 cytokines; Lovastatin

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; AUTACOID; CYTOKINE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LEUKOTRIENE B4; MEVINOLIN; OVALBUMIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BLOOD; CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; DISEASE MODEL; EOSINOPHILIA; IMMUNOLOGY; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; MOUSE; PNEUMONIA;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIGENS; ASTHMA; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CELL COUNT; CYTOKINES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EOSINOPHILIA; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; LEUKOTRIENE B4; LOVASTATIN; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; OVALBUMIN; PNEUMONIA;

EID: 84871891141     PISSN: 10233830     EISSN: 1420908X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00011-009-0043-5     Document Type: Article

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