Abstract
Acute lung injury is accompanied by an increased endothelial chemokine production and adhesion molecule expression, which may result in an extensive neutrophil infiltration. Moreover, a destruction of the alveolar epithelium and capillary endothelium may result in permeability edema. As such, the search for novel anti-inflammatory substances, able to downregulate these parameters as well as the tissue damage holds therapeutic promise. We therefore describe here the use of human endothelial cell-based in vitro assays for the detection of anti-inflammatory and wound-healing metabolites from cyanobacteria.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 254-260 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Drug Metabolism Letters |
Volume | 1 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2007 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pharmaceutical Science
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Biochemistry, medical
- Pharmacology (medical)