The increased prostaglandin synthesis that might follow stimulation of the arachidonic acid cascade by angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibition (ACE-I) has been suggested to underlie the appearance of cough on ACE-I treatment. We investigated whether the prostanoid thromboxane was involved. Nine patients with
European journal of clinical pharmacology, 39(5), 495-500 (1990-01-01)
Picotamide (G 137), a new non prostanoid inhibitor of in vitro arachidonic acid induced platelet aggregation, has been further characterized in in vitro and ex vivo studies. When whole blood was activated with collagen in the presence of picotamide 5
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) induces hepatitis when injected in human beings or in rodents. The molecular mechanism by which TNF induces hepatic distress remains largely unknown, although induction of apoptosis of hepatocytes appears to be an essential step. In order
Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, 27 Suppl 2, S96-S99 (2006-05-12)
Migraine with aura (MwA) sufferers, at times, need specific treatments. This is the case when the auras are frequent, prolonged and cause anxiety and distress. Abnormal release of glutamate, which may trigger auras, and abnormal platelet behaviour, which constitutes a
Journal of internal medicine, 242(5), 373-376 (1998-01-04)
To assess the role of thromboxane A2 and of angiotensin II in patients with primary Raynaud's phenomenon. After an eight-day run-in period, the patients were enrolled in a single-blind, cross-over, study. Patients were examined at the Ambulatory for Microcirculatory Diseases