Anti-inflammatory and Antinociceptive Activity of Ouabain in Mice

• Main Authors: Danielle Ingrid Bezerra de Vasconcelos (Author), Jacqueline Alves Leite (Author), Luciana Teles Carneiro (Author), Márcia Regina Piuvezam (Author), Maria Raquel Vitorino de Lima (Author), Liana Clébia Lima de Morais (Author), Vivian Mary Rumjanek (Author), Sandra Rodrigues-Mascarenhas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Ouabain, an inhibitor of the Na+/K+-ATPase pump, was identified as an endogenous substance of human plasma. Ouabain has been studied for its ability to interfere with various regulatory mechanisms. Despite the studies portraying the ability of ouabain to modulate the immune response, little is known...