Inhibitory effects of Spirulina in zymosan-induced arthritis in mice

• Main Authors: Diadelis Remirez (Author), Ricardo González (Author), Nelson Merino (Author), Sandra Rodriguez (Author), Odelsa Ancheta (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The anti-inflammatory effect of microalgae Spirulina was studied in zymosan-induced arthritis in mice. Four days after the intra-articular injection of zymosan (15 mg/ml), Spirulina (100 and 400 mg/kg per-orally) was administered to animals for 8 days. The mice were than killed and β-glucuronidase w...