The Effects of Proresolution of Ellagic Acid in an Experimental Model of Allergic Airway Inflammation

• Main Authors: Claudiney de Freitas Alves (Author), Giovanna Natalia Angeli (Author), Daniely Cornélio Favarin (Author), Edinéia Lemos de Andrade (Author), Javier Emilio Lazo Chica (Author), Lúcia Helena Faccioli (Author), Paulo Roberto da Silva (Author), Alexandre de Paula Rogerio (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Asthma is a disease of airway inflammation characterized by airway hyperresponsiveness, eosinophilic inflammation, and hypersecretion of mucus. Ellagic acid, a compound derived from medicinal plants and fruits, has shown anti-inflammatory activity in several experimental disease models. We used the...