title: Salicylates inhibit PAF-acether-induced rat paw oedema when cyclooxygenase inhibitors are ineffective.
abstract: The cyclooxygenase inhibitors indomethacin, piroxicam, ibuprofen, naproxen and flurbiprofen failed to block rat paw oedema induced by PAF-acether, whereas aspirin and sodium salicylate were effective. Two mixed cyclooxygenase and lipoxygenase inhibitors NDGA, BW 755C and dexamethasone reduced oedema in a dose - dependently. The selective PAF-acether antagonist, BN 52021, was effective against PAF-acether at 5 - 20 mg/kg. The lipoxygenase derivates may be involved in paw oedema induced by PAF-acether in the rat and the inhibition produced by aspirin and by sodium salicylate should involve mechanisms other than the cyclooxygenase pathway.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000494:pharmacology; D001091:Arachidonate Lipoxygenases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D001241:Aspirin / Q000494:pharmacology; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000494:pharmacology; D004487:Edema / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012459:Salicylates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012980:Sodium Salicylate / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor; D012459:Salicylates; D003907:Dexamethasone; D001091:Arachidonate Lipoxygenases; D001241:Aspirin; D012980:Sodium Salicylate