Urtica dioica attenuates ovalbumin-induced inflammation and lipid peroxidation of lung tissues in rat asthma model

• Main Authors: Hanene Zemmouri (Author), Omar Sekiou (Author), Sonda Ammar (Author), Abdelfattah El Feki (Author), Mohamed Bouaziz (Author), Mahfoud Messarah (Author), Amel Boumendjel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Context: To find bioactive medicinal herbs exerting anti-asthmatic activity, we investigated the effect of an aqueous extract of Urtica dioica L. (Urticaceae) leaves (UD), the closest extract to the Algerian traditional use. Objective: In this study, we investigated the in vivo anti-asthmatic and an...