| Literature DB >> 8467864 |
M A Cerri1, A Beltrán-Nuñez, S Bernasconi, E Dejana, L Bassi, G Bazzoni.
Abstract
We investigated the activity of endogenous nucleoside 5'-deoxy-5'-methylthioadenosine (MTA) on both the production of inflammatory cytokines and the cytokine-dependent endothelial expression of adhesion molecules. The compound inhibited the production of tumor necrosis factor (but not interleukin-1) in lipopolysaccharide-activated macrophages. In addition, MTA selectively inhibited the expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 in endothelial cells activated with interleukin-1. This effect was paralleled by a reduction in endothelial adhesiveness for polymorphonuclear leukocytes. These data suggest that MTA might have anti-inflammatory activity.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID: 8467864 DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(93)90787-i
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Pharmacol ISSN: 0014-2999 Impact factor: 4.432