Anti-inflammatory and toxicity studies of atranorin extracted from Cladina kalbii Ahti in rodents

• Main Authors: Marcelia Garcez Dória de Melo (Author), Adriano Antunes de Souza Araújo (Author), Mairim Russo Serafini (Author), Larissa Feitosa Carvalho (Author), Marília Santos Bezerra (Author), Cledison Santos Ramos (Author), Leonardo Rigoldi Bonjardim (Author), Ricardo Luiz Cavalcanti Albuquerque-Júnior (Author), Julianeli Tolentino Lima (Author), Rosana Souza Siqueira (Author), Vanessa Silveira Fortes (Author), Maria José Vieira Fonseca (Author), Lucindo José Quintans-Júnior (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2011-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Atranorin (ATR) is the main compound from the lichen Cladina kalbii Ahti, which grows in the arid regions of northeastern Brazil. This study was conducted to evaluate the anti-inflammatory and toxicological properties of ATR. To evaluate anti-inflammatory properties, paw edema was induced by injecti...