title: Effect of etizolam (Depas) on production of superoxide anion by platelet-activating factor and N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine-stimulated guinea pig polymorphonuclear leukocytes.
abstract: Effect of etizolam on platelet activating factor (PAF) and N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (FMLP)-induced superoxide anion (O2-) production in guinea pig polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNL) was investigated. Etizolam showed the inhibitory effect on PAF-induced O2- production concentration dependently, with an IC50 value of 4.7 microM, but it had no inhibitory effect on FMLP-induced O2- production at 100 microM. These results suggest that etizolam has a selectively strong inhibitory effect on PAF-induced O2- production in guinea pig PMNL.
authors.affiliation: Research Laboratories, Yoshitomi Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aratani
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishida
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Terasawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Maruyama
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003975:Diazepam / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor / Q000502:physiology*; D013481:Superoxides / Q000378:metabolism*; D014149:Tranquilizing Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D010972:Platelet Activating Factor; D014149:Tranquilizing Agents; D013481:Superoxides; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine; C044610:etizolam; D003975:Diazepam