Attenuation of amiodarone induced lung fibrosis and phospholipidosis in hamsters, by treatment with the platelet activating factor receptor antagonist, WEB 2086

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: S. N. Giri (Συγγραφέας), D. M. Hyde (Συγγραφέας), D. R. Haynam (Συγγραφέας), M. Casias (Συγγραφέας)
• Μορφή: Βιβλίο
• Έκδοση: Hindawi Limited, 1993-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Θέματα: article
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Therapeutic use of amiodarone (AMD), a Class III antiarrhythmic drug is complicated by the development of lung fibrosis (LF) and phospholipidosis (PL). In the present study, the effectiveness of a PAF antagonist, WEB 2086, against AMD induced LF and PL has been tested in hamsters. The animals were r...