Suppressive activity of macrolide antibiotics on nitric oxide production by lipopolysaccharide stimulation in mice

Background and aim: Low-dose and long-term administration of macrolide antibiotics into patients with chronic airway inflammatory diseases could favorably modify their clinical conditions. However, the therapeutic mode of action of macrolides is not well understood. Free oxygen radicals, including n...

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Main Authors: Hajime Terao, Kazuhito Asano, Ken-ichi Kanai, Yoshiyuki Kyo, So Watanabe, Tadashi Hisamitsu, Harumi Suzaki
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2003-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09629350310001599620
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So Watanabe
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description Background and aim: Low-dose and long-term administration of macrolide antibiotics into patients with chronic airway inflammatory diseases could favorably modify their clinical conditions. However, the therapeutic mode of action of macrolides is not well understood. Free oxygen radicals, including nitric oxide (NO), are well recognized as the important final effector molecules in the development and the maintenance of inflammatory diseases.
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spelling doaj-art-343d040a3f804114872ca450b7f125b92025-02-03T01:12:37ZengWileyMediators of Inflammation0962-93511466-18612003-01-0112419520210.1080/09629350310001599620Suppressive activity of macrolide antibiotics on nitric oxide production by lipopolysaccharide stimulation in miceHajime Terao0Kazuhito Asano1Ken-ichi Kanai2Yoshiyuki Kyo3So Watanabe4Tadashi Hisamitsu5Harumi Suzaki6Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Showa University, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo 142-8666, JapanDepartment of Physiology, School of Medicine, Showa University, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo 142-8666, JapanDepartment of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Showa University, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo 142-8666, JapanDepartment of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Showa University, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo 142-8666, JapanDepartment of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Showa University, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo 142-8666, JapanDepartment of Physiology, School of Medicine, Showa University, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo 142-8666, JapanDepartment of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Showa University, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo 142-8666, JapanBackground and aim: Low-dose and long-term administration of macrolide antibiotics into patients with chronic airway inflammatory diseases could favorably modify their clinical conditions. However, the therapeutic mode of action of macrolides is not well understood. Free oxygen radicals, including nitric oxide (NO), are well recognized as the important final effector molecules in the development and the maintenance of inflammatory diseases.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09629350310001599620Macrolide antibioticsNitric oxideMouseInducible nitric oxide synthase mRNAPro-inflammatory cytokineSuppressionIn vivo.
spellingShingle Hajime Terao
Kazuhito Asano
Ken-ichi Kanai
Yoshiyuki Kyo
So Watanabe
Tadashi Hisamitsu
Harumi Suzaki
Suppressive activity of macrolide antibiotics on nitric oxide production by lipopolysaccharide stimulation in mice
Mediators of Inflammation
Macrolide antibiotics
Nitric oxide
Mouse
Inducible nitric oxide synthase mRNA
Pro-inflammatory cytokine
Suppression
In vivo.
title Suppressive activity of macrolide antibiotics on nitric oxide production by lipopolysaccharide stimulation in mice
title_full Suppressive activity of macrolide antibiotics on nitric oxide production by lipopolysaccharide stimulation in mice
title_fullStr Suppressive activity of macrolide antibiotics on nitric oxide production by lipopolysaccharide stimulation in mice
title_full_unstemmed Suppressive activity of macrolide antibiotics on nitric oxide production by lipopolysaccharide stimulation in mice
title_short Suppressive activity of macrolide antibiotics on nitric oxide production by lipopolysaccharide stimulation in mice
title_sort suppressive activity of macrolide antibiotics on nitric oxide production by lipopolysaccharide stimulation in mice
topic Macrolide antibiotics
Nitric oxide
Mouse
Inducible nitric oxide synthase mRNA
Pro-inflammatory cytokine
Suppression
In vivo.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09629350310001599620
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