Azithromycin and clarithromycin inhibit lipopolysaccharide-induced murine pulmonary neutrophilia mainly through effects on macrophage-derived granulocyte …

M Bosnar, B Bošnjak, S Čužić, B Hrvačić… - Journal of pharmacology …, 2009 - ASPET
Macrolide antibiotics possess immunomodulatory/anti-inflammatory properties. These
properties are considered fundamental for the efficacy of macrolide antibiotics in the treatment of …

Anti-inflammatory activity of azithromycin attenuates the effects of lipopolysaccharide administration in mice

VI Tkalčević, B Bošnjak, B Hrvačić, M Bosnar… - European journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
Macrolide antibacterials inhibit the production of various cytokines and the migration of
inflammatory cells. These anti-inflammatory actions of macrolides may be beneficial in …

Azithromycin inhibits macrophage interleukin-1β production through inhibition of activator protein-1 in lipopolysaccharide-induced murine pulmonary neutrophilia

…, G Ergović, N Marjanović, I Pašalić, B Hrvačić… - International …, 2011 - Elsevier
Macrolide antibiotics, including azithromycin, also possess anti-inflammatory properties.
However, the molecular mechanism(s) of activity as well as the target cells for their action have …

[HTML][HTML] Claudins: beyond tight junctions in human IBD and murine models

…, A Petrinić Grba, B Hrvačić… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Claudins are transmembrane proteins constituting one of three tight junction protein families.
In patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), disease activity–dependent changes in …

N′-Substituted-2′-O,3′-N-carbonimidoyl Bridged Macrolides: Novel Anti-inflammatory Macrolides without Antimicrobial Activity

…, Z Marušić Ištuk, S Kapić, B Hrvačić… - Journal of medicinal …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Macrolide antibiotics, like erythromycin, clarithromycin, and azithromycin, possess anti-inflammatory
properties. These properties are considered fundamental to the efficacy of these …

Clarithromycin suppresses airway hyperresponsiveness and inflammation in mouse models of asthma

B Hrvačić, B Bošnjak, M Bosnar, Ž Ferenčić… - European journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
Macrolide antibiotics, a class of potent antimicrobials, also possess immunomodulatory/anti-inflammatory
properties. These properties are considered fundamental for the efficacy of …

Discovery of 2-[[2-Ethyl-6-[4-[2-(3-hydroxyazetidin-1-yl)-2-oxoethyl]piperazin-1-yl]-8-methylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-3-yl]methylamino]-4-(4-fluorophenyl)thiazole-5 …

…, P Mollat, M Lamers, M Auberval, B Hrvacic… - 2017 - ACS Publications
Autotaxin is a circulating enzyme with a major role in the production of lysophosphatic acid (LPA)
species in blood. A role for the autotaxin/LPA axis has been suggested in many …

Porphyrins as new endogenous anti-inflammatory agents

D Jelić, I Tatić, M Trzun, B Hrvačić, K Brajša… - European journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
A series of porphyrins, tetrapyrrole natural organic compounds, are evaluated here as
endogenous anti-inflammatory agents. They directly inhibit the activity of Fyn, a non-receptor Src-…

Synthesis and anti-inflammatory activity of novel furochromenes

IJ Elenkov, B Hrvačić, S Marković, M Mesić… - Croatica chemica …, 2013 - hrcak.srce.hr
A series of variously substituted furochromenes, hemiacetals 2, acetals 3, and rearranged
compounds 4, were synthesized from variously substituted 4-hydroxycoumarins and …

Applicability of an ultrasonic nebulization system for the airways delivery of beclomethasone dipropionate in a murine model of asthma

B Hrvačić, B Bošnjak, M Tudja, M Mesić… - Pharmaceutical …, 2006 - Springer
Purpose We have assessed the use of an ultrasonic nebulization system (UNS), composed
of ultrasonic nebulizer and diffusion dryer filled with charcoal, for the effective delivery of …