Acute respiratory distress syndrome following an acute lung injury (ALI) is a life threatening
inflammatory condition predominantly characterized by vascular protein leakage, neutrophil …

Macrolide antibacterials inhibit the production of various cytokines and the migration of
inflammatory cells. These anti-inflammatory actions of macrolides may be beneficial in …

Acute lung injuries due to acute lung infections remain the major cause of mortality. Thus
antibiotics with immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory activities, regard-less of their …

Background and objective: Ciprofloxacin, moxifloxacin and levofloxacin are recognized
immunomodulators. Their effects in acute lung injuries have not been tested. This study …

Macrolide antibiotics possess immunomodulatory/anti-inflammatory properties. These
properties are considered fundamental for the efficacy of macrolide antibiotics in the …

Background Mechanical ventilation can promote lung injury by triggering a pro-inflammatory
response. Macrolides may exert some immunomodulatory effects and have shown …

Sažetak Macrolide antibiotics, well known for their antimicrobial properties, also possess a
range of anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory properties. They were shown to be …

Background Acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are
serious clinical disease entities characterized by inflammatory pulmonary edema, which …

Fluoroquinolones are reported to possess immunomodulatory activity; hence, a novel
benzoquinolizine fluoroquinolone, levonadifloxacin, was evaluated in lipopolysaccharide …

Isoforskolin was isolated from Coleus forskohlii native to Yunnan in China. We hypothesize
that isoforskolin pretreatment attenuates processes of acute lung injury induced by …