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Effects of leukotriene B4 receptor antagonist, LY293111Na, on antigen-induced bronchial hyperresponsiveness and leukocyte infiltration in sensitized guinea pigs F. AsanumaK. KuwabaraY. Hori Pages: 136 - 141
Bradykinin receptor antagonists type 2 attenuate the inflammatory changes in peptidoglycan-induced acute arthritis in the Lewis rat A.B. UknisR.A. DeLa CadenaR.W. Colman Pages: 149 - 155
Evaluation of the expression of NADPH oxidase components during maturation of HL-60 clone 15 cells to eosinophilic lineage J. HuaT. HasebeI. Nagaoka Pages: 156 - 167
Stem cell factor and IgE-stimulated murine mast cells produce chemokines (CCL2, CCL17, CCL22) and express chemokine receptors S.H.P. OliveiraN.W. Lukacs Pages: 168 - 174
Effects of tetracyclines on the production of matrix metalloproteinases and plasminogen activators as well as of their natural inhibitors, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 T. SadowskiJ. Steinmeyer Pages: 175 - 182