The Effects of Proresolution of Ellagic Acid in an Experimental Model of Allergic Airway Inflammation

Asthma is a disease of airway inflammation characterized by airway hyperresponsiveness, eosinophilic inflammation, and hypersecretion of mucus. Ellagic acid, a compound derived from medicinal plants and fruits, has shown anti-inflammatory activity in several experimental disease models. We used the...

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Main Authors: Claudiney de Freitas Alves, Giovanna Natalia Angeli, Daniely Cornélio Favarin, Edinéia Lemos de Andrade, Javier Emilio Lazo Chica, Lúcia Helena Faccioli, Paulo Roberto da Silva, Alexandre de Paula Rogerio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/863198