"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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 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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Leukotriene B4 receptor 2 governs macrophage migration during tissue inflammation. J Biol Chem. 2024 Jan; 300(1):105561.
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Leukotriene B4-mediated sterile inflammation promotes susceptibility to sepsis in a mouse model of type 1 diabetes. Sci Signal. 2015 Jan 27; 8(361):ra10.
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A critical role for LTA4H in limiting chronic pulmonary neutrophilic inflammation. Science. 2010 Oct 01; 330(6000):90-4.
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Attenuated translocation of group IVa phospholipase A2 and up-regulated annexin-1 synthesis by glucocorticoid blocks beta 2-integrin adhesion in neutrophils. J Leukoc Biol. 2008 Feb; 83(2):344-51.
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Blockade of avidity and focal clustering of beta 2-integrin by cysteinyl leukotriene antagonism attenuates eosinophil adhesion. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2007 Dec; 120(6):1316-23.
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Phosphodiesterase 4 inhibition of beta2-integrin adhesion caused by leukotriene B4 and TNF-alpha in human neutrophils. Eur Respir J. 2006 Nov; 28(5):920-8.
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LTB4 stimulates growth of human pancreatic cancer cells via MAPK and PI-3 kinase pathways. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2005 Sep 30; 335(3):949-56.
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Eosinophil chemotaxis inhibited by 5-lipoxygenase blockade and leukotriene receptor antagonism. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 1997 Apr; 155(4):1398-403.
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Leukotrienes in ulcerative colitis: results of a multicenter trial of a leukotriene biosynthesis inhibitor, MK-591. Gastroenterology. 1997 Mar; 112(3):725-32.
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Unilateral nasal allergen challenge leads to bilateral release of prostaglandin D2. Clin Exp Allergy. 1996 Apr; 26(4):371-8.