Description
Norfloxacinisafirstgenerationfluoroquinoloneantibioticthatexhibitsantibacterial,anti-inflammatory,andanticanceractivities.NorfloxacininhibitsDNAgyraseandtopoisomeraseIV;itisclinicallyusedtotreaturinarytractinfectionsandprostatitis.Inneutrophilsfromcirrhoticsubjects,norfloxacinincreasesexpressionofIL-10andhemeoxygenase1(HO-1)anddecreasesexpressionofpro-inflammatorycytokines.Additionally,whencomplexedwithgold(III),norfloxacinbindsDNAandinhibitscellularproliferationinseveralcancercelllines.
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