Diethylcarbamazine Attenuates the Development of Carrageenan-Induced Lung Injury in Mice

• Main Authors: Edlene Lima Ribeiro (Author), Karla Patricia de Souza Barbosa (Author), Ingrid Tavares Fragoso (Author), Mariana Aragão Matos Donato (Author), Fabiana Oliveira dos Santos Gomes (Author), Bruna Santos da Silva (Author), Amanda Karolina Soares e Silva (Author), Sura Wanessa Santos Rocha (Author), Valdemiro Amaro da Silva Junior (Author), Christina Alves Peixoto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Diethylcarbamazine (DEC) is an antifilarial drug with potent anti-inflammatory properties as a result of its interference with the metabolism of arachidonic acid. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the anti-inflammatory activity of DEC in a mouse model of acute inflammation (carrageenan-in...