OBJECTIVE
To search for new compounds with strong anti-inflammatory activity and low gastrointestinal (GI) side effects.
METHODS
A series of p-(methanesulfonyl) styrene-linked cyclic ketone derivatives were synthesized. Their anti-inflammatory activities against xylene-induced mice ear swelling and
Although the possible involvement of superoxide radical and its metabolite(s) in the pathogenesis of various types of edema have been suggested, direct evidence supporting this concept is lacking. Since intravenously administered Cu2+Zn2(+)-type superoxide dismutase (SOD) rapidly disappeared from
The coagulation cascade has a potential role in brain edema formation due to intracerebral hemorrhage. In this study blood and other solutions were injected stereotactically into the right basal ganglia in rats. Twenty-four hours following injection, brain water and ion contents were measured to
OBJECTIVE
The mechanism of action of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), to which ketoprofen belongs, is based on their cyclo-oxigenase (COX) inhibiting action, concerning both subtype COX-1 constitutive isoform and COX-2 inducible isoform. Ketoprofen administration may be carried out by
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