Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Ellagic Acid on Acute Lung Injury Induced by Acid in Mice

• Main Authors: Daniely Cornélio Favarin (Author), Maxelle Martins Teixeira (Author), Ednéia Lemos de Andrade (Author), Claudiney de Freitas Alves (Author), Javier Emilio Lazo Chica (Author), Carlos Artério Sorgi (Author), Lúcia Helena Faccioli (Author), Alexandre Paula Rogerio (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Acute lung injury (ALI) is characterized by alveolar edema and uncontrolled neutrophil migration to the lung, and no specific therapy is still available. Ellagic acid, a compound present in several fruits and medicinal plants, has shown anti-inflammatory activity in several experimental disease mode...