Evaluation of the effect of losartan and methotrexate combined therapy in adjuvant-induced arthritis in rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 698, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 421-428

  Refaat, Rowaida ^a   Salama, Mona ^a   Abdel Meguid, Elham ^a   El Sarha, Ashgan ^a   Gowayed, Mennatallah ^b  

^a ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Pharos University of Alexandria   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Adjuvant induced arthritis; Losartan; Methotrexate

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; LOSARTAN; METHOTREXATE; NITRATE; NITRITE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADJUVANT ARTHRITIS; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTHROGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; NONHUMAN; OSTEOLYSIS; PAW EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT;

ANGIOTENSIN II TYPE 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKERS; ANIMALS; ARTHRITIS, EXPERIMENTAL; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HINDLIMB; INTERLEUKIN-1BETA; LOSARTAN; MALE; METHOTREXATE; NITRATES; NITRITES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SERUM ALBUMIN; TRANSAMINASES; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 84871920536     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: 18790712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2012.10.024     Document Type: Article

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