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“When thimerosal is added to cells, the level of free AA increases by inhibition of lysophospholipid acyltransferases of the Lands pathway of phospholipid remodeling.”
“In rat peritoneal macrophages, ethylmercurisalicylate (merthiolate) or N-ethylmaleimide (NEM) dose dependently inhibited the incorporation of arachidonic acid into cellular phospholipids, at lower concentrations specifically into phosphatidylcholine.”
“Furthermore, thimerosal , which inhibits the reacylation of arachidonic acid thereby enhancing arachidonic acid levels, had an antinociceptive effect rather than the expected pronociceptive effect when given i.th.”
The European journal of neuroscience • 2003 | View Paper
“Thus, we used thimerosal as an inhibitor of reacylation of arachidonic acid and determined the contribution of prostaglandins, nitric oxide, and EETs to the vasodilator effect in the isolated, perfused, preconstricted kidney of the rat.”
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics • 2003 | View Paper
“Simultaneous addition of thimerosal and indomethacin or exogeneous arachidonic acid to the cells resulted in a synergistic enhancement of leukotriene C4 synthesis.”