phenylalanine/inflammation

Present study was designed to evaluate the effect of chromium-d-phenylalanine complex (Cr (d-phe)3) on indomethacin-induced inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in rats. Adult Wistar rats were pretreated with vehicle/Cr (d-phe)3 (30, 60 and 90μg/kg, p.o.) for 11days. On day 8 and 9, after one h of the

Osteoarthritis (OA), the most common chronic degenerative joint disease, is characterized by joint structure changes and inflammation, both mediated by the IκB kinase (IKK) signalosome complex. The ability of N-acetyl phenylalanine derivative (NAPA) to increase cartilage matrix components and to

We have recently demonstrated that polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN), when cultured with LPS or TNF-alpha, have the capacity to release CCL20, a chemokine primarily chemotactic for immature dendritic cells and specific lymphocyte subsets. Here, we report that the chemoattractant

Mutual azo prodrug of 5-aminosalicylic acid with d-phenylalanine was synthesized by coupling D-phenylalanine with salicylic acid, for targeted drug delivery to the inflamed gut tissue in inflammatory bowel disease. The structure of synthesized prodrug was confirmed by elemental analysis, IR and NMR

Effects of vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) on superoxide anion (O2-) formation by N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP)-activated inflammatory cells from healthy volunteers were investigated using 2-methyl-6-[p-methoxyphenyl]-3,7-dihydroimidazo [1,2-a]pyrazin-3-one (MCLA) as a

With the aim of elucidating inflammatory reactions in intestinal mucosa evoked by agents of microbial origin, the effect was assessed on intestinal permeability in the rat of two known chemoattractants for granulocytes and macrophages, N-formyl-methionyl-phenylalanine (FMP) and

Cyclic imides containing 3-benzenesulfonamide, oxime, and β-phenylalanine derivatives were synthesised and evaluated to elucidate their in vivo anti-inflammatory and ulcerogenic activity and in vitro cytotoxic effects. Most active anti-inflammatory agents were subjected to in