Downregulation of NOX4 Expression by Roflumilast N-Oxide Reduces Markers of Fibrosis in Lung Fibroblasts

The phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitor roflumilast prevents bleomycin- (BLM-) induced lung fibrosis in animal models. However, its mechanism of action remains unknown. We investigated whether roflumilast N-oxide (RNO), the active metabolite of roflumilast, can modulate in vitro the oxidative effects of B...

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Main Authors: Daniela Vecchio, Alessandra Acquaviva, Beatrice Arezzini, Hermann Tenor, Piero A. Martorana, Concetta Gardi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/745984