Protective potential effects of hydroalcoholic extract of Teucrium polium L. (Lamiaceae) against paraquat-induced lung fibrosis: An experimental study in rats

• Main Authors: Shahrzad Molavinia (Author), Mehdi Goudarzi (Author), Mohammad Ebrahim Azemi (Author), Zahra Basir (Author), Zahra Nazari Khorasgani (Author), Mohammad Reza Rashidi Nooshabadi (Author), Rezvan Ebrahimi (Author), Mohammad Javad Khodayar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Paraquat (PQ) is a highly toxic herbicide that causes pulmonary fibrosis (PF), and no specific antidote is available against it. Teucrium polium L. is a plant that exhibits antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. The present study evaluates the preventive and therapeutic effects of...