Effect of roflumilast on inflammatory cells in the lungs of cigarette smoke-exposed mice

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>We reported that roflumilast, a phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitor, given orally at 5 mg/kg to mice prevented the development of emphysema in a chronic model of cigarette smoke exposure, while at 1 mg/kg was ineffective. Here we investiga...

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Main Authors: De Cunto Giovanna, Lucattelli Monica, Lunghi Benedetta, Martorana Piero A, Beume Rolf, Lungarella Giuseppe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-08-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2466/8/17