Lipopolysaccharide and silica-stimulated mononuclear cell prostaglandin production in ulcerative colitis

• Main Authors: Neville A. Punchard (Author), John Cason (Author), Jonathan Mullins (Author), Chaman Chander (Author), Richard P. H. Thompson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Basal, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and silica-stimulated prostaglandin (PG) production were compared between peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMNC) from UC patients and healthy subjects (HS). Basal and LPS-stimulated PBMNC PGI2, but not PGE2, production was greater in UC. LPS stimulated both PGE2 a...