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Articles in Scholarly Journals [Incomplete List]
LYMPHATIC THORACIC DUCT LIGATION MODULATES THE SERUM LEVELS OF IL-1?? AND IL-10 AFTER INTESTINAL ISCHEMIA/REPERFUSION IN RATS WITH THE INVOLVEMENT OF TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ?? AND NITRIC OXIDE
Shock, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 209–213, 2007
Ectopic lung transplantation induces the accumulation of eosinophil progenitors in the recipients' lungs through an allergen- and interleukin-5-dependent mechanism
Clinical & Experimental Allergy, vol. 37, no. 1, pp. 29–38, 2007
Interference of methysergide, a specific 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor antagonist, with airway chronic allergic inflammation and remodelling in a murine model of asthma
Clinical & Experimental Allergy, vol. 37, no. 5, pp. 723–734, 2007
Systemic administration of interleukin-2 inhibits inflammatory neutrophil migration: role of nitric oxide
British Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 148, no. 8, Article ID 0706835, 6 pages, 2006
Constitutive expression of IL-2Rbeta chain and its effects on IL-2-induced vascular leak syndrome
Cytokine, vol. 32, no. 6, pp. 280–286, 2005
Editorial
Drug Discovery Today: Disease Models, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. iii–iv, 2005
Cells isolated from bone-marrow and lungs of allergic BALB/C mice and cultured in the presence of IL-5 are respectively resistant and susceptible to apoptosis induced by dexamethasone
International Immunopharmacology, vol. 5, no. 5, pp. 857–870, 2005
Prostaglandin E2 and dexamethasone regulate eosinophil differentiation and survival through a nitric oxide- and CD95-dependent pathway
Nitric Oxide, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 184–193, 2004
A MARCKS-related peptide blocks mucus hypersecretion in a mouse model of asthma
Nature Medicine, vol. 10, no. 2, Article ID nm983, 3 pages, 2004
Exacerbated Th2-mediated airway inflammation and hyperresponsiveness in autoimmune diabetes-prone NOD mice: a critical role for CD1d-dependent NKT cells
European Journal of Immunology, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 327–335, 2004
Induction of bone-marrow eosinophilia in mice submitted to surgery is dependent on stress-induced secretion of glucocorticoids
British Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 143, no. 5, Article ID 0705943, 7 pages, 2004
Persistence of bronchopulmonary hyper-reactivity and eosinophilic lung inflammation after anti-IL-5 or -IL-13 treatment in allergic BALB/c and IL-4Ralpha knockout mice
Clinical
Experimental Allergy, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 119–131, 2003
Extended freeze-dried Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guerin induces the release of interleukin-12 but not tumour necrosis factor-alpha by alveolar macrophages, both in vitro and in vivo
Clinical
Experimental Allergy, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 386–393, 2003
Elicitation of the allergic reaction in beta-lactoglobulin-sensitized Balb/c mice: biochemical and clinical manifestations differ according to the structure of the allergen used for challenge
Clinical
Experimental Allergy, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 376–385, 2003
Dendritic cells recruited to the lung shortly after intranasal delivery of Mycobacterium bovis BCG drive the primary immune response towards a type 1 cytokine production
Immunology, vol. 108, no. 3, pp. 352–364, 2003
Leukotrienes Mediate Murine Bronchopulmonary Hyperreactivity, Inflammation, and Part of Mucosal Metaplasia and Tissue Injury Induced by Recombinant Murine Interleukin-13
American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, vol. 28, no. 4, pp. 410–419, 2003
Murine models of asthma
European Respiratory Journal, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 374–382, 2003
The Effects of Allergen and Anti-Allergic Drugs on Murine Hemopoietic Cells: Moving Targets, Unusual Mechanisms, and Changing Paradigms
Current Drug Targets - Inflammation & Allergy, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 329–337, 2003
Allergenic sensitization prevents upregulation of haemopoiesis by cyclo-oxygenase inhibitors in mice
British Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 135, no. 5, Article ID 0704580, 8 pages, 2002
Effects of birch pollen and traffic particulate matter on Th2 cytokines, immunoglobulin E levels and bronchial hyper-responsiveness in mice
Clinical
Experimental Allergy, vol. 32, no. 4, pp. 602–611, 2002
Interference of a short-term exposure to nitrogen dioxide with allergic airways responses to allergenic challenges in BALB/c mice
Mediators of Inflammation, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 251–260, 2002
EFFECTS OF FRACTIONS OF TRAFFIC PARTICULATE MATTER ON TH2-CYTOKINES, IgE LEVELS, AND BRONCHIAL HYPERRESPONSIVENESS IN MICE
Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part A, vol. 65, no. 15, pp. 1025–1045, 2002
Increased eosinophil cationic protein levels in bronchoalveolar lavage from wheezy infants
Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 65–72, 2001
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: an old disease with novel concepts and drug strategies
Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, vol. 22, no. 10, pp. 495–497, 2001
Effects of Mycobacterium bovis BCG on the development of allergic inflammation and bronchial hyperresponsiveness in hyper-IgE BP2 mice vaccinated as newborns
Vaccine, vol. 19, no. 11-12, pp. 1484–1495, 2001
Endotoxins, asthma, and allergic immune responses
Toxicology, vol. 152, no. 1-3, pp. 31–35, 2000
Do glucocorticoids enhance eosinopoiesis?
Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, vol. 21, no. 11, pp. 417–420, 2000
Upregulation by glucocorticoids of responses to eosinopoietic cytokines in bone-marrow from normal and allergic mice
British Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 129, no. 8, Article ID 0703145, 9 pages, 2000
Murine myeloid progenitor responses to GM-CSF and eosinophil precursor responses to IL-5 represent distinct targets for downmodulation by prostaglandin E2
British Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 130, no. 6, Article ID 0703403, 6 pages, 2000
Anaphylactic bronchoconstriction in BP2 mice: interactions between serotonin and acetylcholine
British Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 126, no. 1, Article ID 0702304, 4 pages, 1999
Prevention of antigen-induced bronchial hyperreactivity and airway inflammation in sensitized guinea-pigs by tacrolimus
Mediators of Inflammation, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 17–23, 1999
A genome-wide screen for asthma-associated quantitative trait loci in a mouse model of allergic asthma
Human Molecular Genetics, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 601–605, 1999
Suppression of immediate and late responses to antigen by a non-anaphylactogenic anti-IgE antibody in a murine model of asthma
European Respiratory Journal, vol. 13, no. 5, p. 961, 1999
Effects of rolipram on cyclic AMP levels in alveolar macrophages and lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation in mouse lung
British Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 123, no. 4, Article ID 0701649, 5 pages, 1998
Correlations between eosionophils and bronchopulmonary hyperreactivity in animal models: role of cytokines by hyper-IgE mice
Research in Immunology, vol. 149, no. 3, pp. 205–208, 1998
Interleukin-5 modulates interleukin-8 secretion in eosinophilic inflammation
Mediators of Inflammation, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 41–47, 1998
Cellular source of human platelet secretory phospholipase A2
British Journal of Haematology, vol. 100, no. 2, p. 365, 1998
Requirement for T Cells in Allergic Airway Inflammation
Science, vol. 280, no. 5367, pp. 1265–1267, 1998
Increased spontaneous release of tumour necrosis factor-a by alveolar macrophages from wheezy infants
European Respiratory Journal, vol. 10, no. 8, pp. 1767–1773, 1997
The LPS-induced neutrophil recruitment into rat air pouches is mediated by TNFalpha: likely macrophage origin
Mediators of Inflammation, vol. 6, no. 5-6, pp. 335–343, 1997
Stimulation of early eosinophil progenitors by a heat stable alveolar macrophage product from ovalbumin-sensitized and non-sensitized guinea pigs
Clinical
Experimental Allergy, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 208–217, 1997
Introduction
Research in Immunology, vol. 148, no. 1, pp. 7–8, 1997
Inhibition by pulmonary surfactant Curosurf of secretory phospholipase A2 expression in guinea-pig alveolar macrophages
Biochemical Pharmacology, vol. 54, no. 9, pp. 1055–1058, 1997
5-Lipoxygenase and endotoxin-induced microvascular albumin exchanges and leucocyte recruitment in guinea-pig lungs
European Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 324, no. 1, pp. 89–98, 1997
Effect of antigen provocation of IL-5 transgenic mice on eosinophil mobilization and bronchial hyperresponsiveness
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, vol. 97, no. 3, pp. 788–799, 1996
Inhibition by the immunosuppressive agent FK-506 of antigen-induced airways eosinophilia and bronchial hyperreactivity in mice
British Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 120, no. 1, Article ID 0700860, 6 pages, 1996
Reversible inhibition by protamine of human synovial and rabbit platelet secretory phospholipase A2
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism, vol. 1300, no. 3, pp. 226–232, 1996
Inhibition of airways inflammation by dexamethasone is followed by reduced bronchial hyperreactivity in BP2 mice
Clinical
Experimental Allergy, vol. 26, no. 8, pp. 971–979, 1996
Evidence for cAMP-dependent Platelet Ectoprotein Kinase Activity That Phosphorylates Platelet Glycoprotein IV (CD36)
Journal of Biological Chemistry, vol. 271, no. 40, pp. 24776–24780, 1996
IL-5 drives eosinophils from bone marrow to blood and tissues in a guinea-pig model of visceral larva migrans syndrome
Mediators of Inflammation, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 24–31, 1996
Role of Eosinophil Mobilization and Activation in Experimental Airway Inflammation and Bronchopulmonary Hyperreactivity
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, vol. 796, no. 1 Cytokines and, pp. 72–81, 1996
Modulation of the bronchial inflammation in sensitized guinea-pigs by FK506, nedocromil sodium and dexamethasone
European Respiratory Journal, vol. 8, no. 8, pp. 1321–1327, 1995
Eosinophil Recruitment into the Respiratory Epithelium Following Antigenic Challenge in Hyper-IgE Mice is Accompanied by Interleukin 5-Dependent Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 92, no. 26, pp. 12290–12294, 1995
Expression of the Type-II Phospholipase A[IMAGE] in Alveolar Macrophages
Journal of Biological Chemistry, vol. 270, no. 29, pp. 17327–17332, 1995
Preliminary studies on the hydroalcoholic extract of the root ofCissampelos sympodialis Eichl in guinea-pig tracheal strips and bronchoalveolar leucocytes
Phytotherapy Research, vol. 9, no. 7, pp. 473–477, 1995
Interference of dexamethasone with leukocyte blood volume and albumin movements in lungs from endotoxemic guinea-pigs
Pulmonary Pharmacology, vol. 8, no. 6, pp. 289–297, 1995
Interleukin-5 and eosinophil cationic protein in nasal lavages of rhinitis patients
European Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 275, no. 3, pp. 295–300, 1995
Fenspiride: an anti-inflammatory drug with potential benefits in the treatment of endotoxemia
European Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 294, no. 2-3, pp. 669–676, 1995
Involvement of leukotrienes in allergic imflammation in mice
European Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 257, no. 3, pp. 211–216, 1994
Excretion of platelet activating factor-acetylhydrolase and phospholipase A into nasal fluids after allergenic challenge: Possible role in the regulation of platelet activating factor release
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, vol. 94, no. 1, pp. 109–119, 1994
Nonspecific refractoriness to adenylyl cyclase stimulation in alveolar macrophages from infants with recurrent bronchiolitis
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, vol. 93, no. 5, pp. 885–890, 1994
The pharmacology of slow reacting substance C and of arachidonic acid
Agents and Actions, vol. 43, no. 3-4, pp. 158–167, 1994
Selective synthesis of a secretory phospholipase A2 during adherence of guinea-pig alveolar macrophages
Agents and Actions, vol. 41, no. S2, pp. C153–C154, 1994
Platelet secretory phospholipase A2 fails to induce rabbit platelet activation and to release arachidonic acid in contrast with venom phospholipases A2
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism, vol. 1214, no. 1, pp. 88–96, 1994
Preface
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, vol. 725, no. 1 Cells and Cyt, pp. 1–1, 1994
Modulation by rm Interferon-? and CD4+ T-Lymphocytes of Allergic Eosinophil Accumulation in the Mice Peritoneal Cavity
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, vol. 725, no. 1 Cells and Cyt, pp. 34–43, 1994
Cytokines-Eosinophil Interactions in Experimental Allergy
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, vol. 725, no. 1 Cells and Cyt, pp. 247–258, 1994
Modulation of the Enhanced Migration of Eosinophils from the Airways of Sensitized Guinea Pigs: Role of IL-5
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, vol. 725, no. 1 Cells and Cyt, pp. 274–281, 1994
Antibody to very late activation antigen 4 prevents antigen-induced bronchial hyperreactivity and cellular infiltration in the guinea pig airways
Journal of Experimental Medicine, vol. 180, no. 3, pp. 795–805, 1994
Immunoglobulin-G-dependent stimulation of guinea pig lung mast cells and macrophages
Allergy, vol. 48, no. 8, pp. 608–614, 1993
Secretory phospholipase A2 is not required for arachidonic acid liberation during platelet activation
European Journal of Biochemistry, vol. 216, no. 1, pp. 169–175, 1993
Lung responsiveness to antigen in sensitised mice of different strains
Agents and Actions, vol. 38, no. S2, pp. C105–C107, 1993
From lung hypersensitivity to bronchial hyperreactivity What can we learn from studies on animal models
Biochemical Pharmacology, vol. 45, no. 4, pp. 791–800, 1993
Reduction by arachidonic acid of prostaglandin i2-induced cyclic amp formation Involvement of prostaglandins E2 and F2a
Biochemical Pharmacology, vol. 45, no. 9, pp. 1815–1820, 1993
Inhibition by nedocromil sodium of recombinant human interieukin-5-induced lung hyperresponsiveness to platelet-activating factor in actively sensitized guinea pigs
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, vol. 91, no. 3, pp. 809–816, 1993
Cell-associated and soluble phospholipases A2 increase during carrageenan and zymosan-induced pleurisy in rat (Eur. J. Pharmacol. Environ. Toxicol. Pharmacol. 248 (1993) 27–32)
European Journal of Pharmacology: Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, vol. 248, no. 4, p. 351, 1993
Cell-associated and soluble phospholipases A2 increase during carrageenan and zymosan-induced pleurisy in rat
European Journal of Pharmacology: Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, vol. 248, no. 1, pp. 27–32, 1993
Blockade by fenspiride of endotoxin-induced neutrophil migration in the rat
European Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 238, no. 1, pp. 47–52, 1993
Interference of PCA 4248, a novel PAF receptor antagonist, with antigen-induced paw edema in mice
European Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 236, no. 2, pp. 301–304, 1993
Involvement of platelet-activating factor in death following anaphylactic shock in boosted and in unboosted mice
European Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 235, no. 1, pp. 17–22, 1993
Compound PCA-4248 interferes with bronchopulmonary anaphylaxis and with in vitro hyperresponsiveness to platelet-activating factor
European Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 235, no. 1, pp. 101–108, 1993
Differential inhibition by the PAF receptor antagonist, WEB 2170, of allergic inflammation in single sensitized and boosted mice
European Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 211, no. 1, pp. 29–33, 1992
Pertussis toxin induces bronchopulmonary hyperresponsiveness in guinea-pigs while antagonizing the effects of formyl-L-methionyl-L-leucyl-L-phenylalanine
European Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 212, no. 2-3, pp. 177–186, 1992
Inhibition by azelastine of the effects of platelet-activating factor in lungs from actively sensitised guinea-pigs
European Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 216, no. 2, pp. 141–147, 1992
Interference of antihistamines and anti-allergic drugs with antigen-induced paw edema in boosted and unboosted mice
European Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 216, no. 3, pp. 429–434, 1992
Interference of azelastine with anaphylaxis induced by ovalbumin challenge in actively sensitized rats
European Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 213, no. 2, pp. 183–188, 1992
Suppression by cetirizine of pleurisy triggered by antigen in actively sensitized rats
European Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 223, no. 1, pp. 9–14, 1992
Azelastine potentiates the prostaglandin-induced increase of cyclic AMP content in human platelets and in guinea-pig alveolar macrophages
Prostaglandins, vol. 43, no. 5, pp. 457–472, 1992
Activation and damage of cultured airway epithelial cells by human elastase and cathepsin G
European Journal of Pharmacology: Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, vol. 228, no. 4, pp. 213–218, 1992
Passive sensitization of guinea-pig lung mast cells and alveolar macrophages with anti-ovalbumin IgG1 and IgG2 antibodies
Agents and Actions, vol. 36, no. S2, pp. C287–C289, 1992
The metabolism of 1-acyl-PAF in rabbit platelets and its possible interaction with PAF
Lipids, vol. 26, no. 12, pp. 992–996, 1991
Effect of PAF-acether antagonists on active anaphylactic mouse paw edema
Lipids, vol. 26, no. 12, pp. 1396–1399, 1991
Dissociation between LPS-induced bronchial hyperreactivity and airway edema in the guinea-pig
Agents and Actions, vol. 34, no. 1-2, pp. 203–204, 1991
Reduced responsiveness of adenylate cyclase in alveolar macrophages from patients with asthma
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, vol. 88, no. 3, pp. 322–328, 1991
Éosinophile et PAF-acether
Revue Française d'Allergologie et d'Immunologie Clinique, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 77–82, 1990
Participation of PAF-acether in the anaphylactic mice paw edema
European Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 183, no. 3, pp. 887–888, 1990
Pertussis toxin modulates the bronchopulmonary responses of the guinea-pig
European Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 183, no. 3, p. 1090, 1990
Endotoxin induces bronchial hyper-resporasiveness in the guinea-pig which may involve platelets
European Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 183, no. 2, p. 186, 1990
Interference of the PAF antagonist compound PCA 4248 with anaphylaetic and hyperresponsiveness to PAF
European Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 183, no. 2, p. 187, 1990
Inhibition by azelastine of in vitro lung hyperreactivity in the guinea pig
European Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 183, no. 2, pp. 216–217, 1990
Selective inhibition of cetirizine of the rat pleural eosinophil accumulation induced by PAF-acether or compound ?
European Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 183, no. 6, pp. 2246–2247, 1990
A pharmacological analysis of imflammation induced by carrageenan and platelet-activating factor in the mice
European Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 183, no. 6, p. 2252, 1990
Activation of phospholipase A2 in experimental pleuresy
European Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 183, no. 6, p. 2253, 1990
Fenspiride interferes with neutrophil migration into the peritoneal cavity induced by endotoxln and activated zymosan
European Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 183, no. 6, p. 2257, 1990
Utilization of primary cultures of guinea-pig respiratory epithelium to study the mode of action of anti-inflammatory drugs and prostanoids
European Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 183, no. 4, p. 1188, 1990
Interference of PAF-desensitization with the acute phase of allergic pleurisy in rats: evidence for an anti-inflammatory action of eosinophils
European Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 183, no. 4, p. 1589, 1990
Antigen-dependent activation of alveolar macrophages from ovalbumin-sensitized guinea-pigs: relevance of the route of administration and the amount of antigen provided
Clinical
Experimental Allergy, vol. 20, no. 6, pp. 693–698, 1990
From anti-asthma drugs to PAF-acether anatagonism and back Present status
Biochemical Pharmacology, vol. 38, no. 9, pp. 1373–1384, 1989
Phospholipase A2-mediated release of arachidonic acid in stimulated guinea pig alveolar macrophages: Interaction with lipid mediators and cyclic AMP
Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 157–164, 1989
Prostaglandin E2 an