"Leukotriene B4" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The major metabolite in neutrophil polymorphonuclear leukocytes. It stimulates polymorphonuclear cell function (degranulation, formation of oxygen-centered free radicals, arachidonic acid release, and metabolism). (From Dictionary of Prostaglandins and Related Compounds, 1990)
| Descriptor ID |
D007975
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D10.251.355.255.100.450.411 D10.251.355.310.166.887.411 D23.469.050.175.450.415
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| Concept/Terms |
Leukotriene B4- Leukotriene B4
- Leukotriene B-4
- B-4, Leukotriene
- Leukotriene B 4
- LTB4
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Leukotriene B4" by people in Profiles.
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Calcium-dependent cytosolic phospholipase A2 activation is implicated in neuroinflammation and oxidative stress associated with ApoE4. Mol Neurodegener. 2022 06 15; 17(1):42.
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Calcium-dependent cytosolic phospholipase A2 activation is implicated in neuroinflammation and oxidative stress associated with ApoE4. Mol Neurodegener. 2021 04 16; 16(1):26.
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The effect of a selective 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor, zileuton, on tissue damage in acute colonic inflammation in rats. Inflammation. 1996 Jun; 20(3):217-27.