Glycyrrhizic acid alleviates bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in rats

• Main Authors: Lili eGao (Author), Haiying eTang (Author), Huanyu eHe (Author), Jia eLiu (Author), Jingwei eMao (Author), Hong eJi (Author), Hongli eLin (Author), Taihua eWu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a progressive and lethal form of interstitial lung disease that lacks effective therapies at present. Glycyrrhizic acid (GA), a natural compound extracted from a traditional Chinese herbal medicine Glycyrrhiza glabra, was recently reported to benefit lung injury and...