Rosmarinic acid potentiates carnosic acid induced apoptosis in lung fibroblasts.

Pulmonary fibrosis is characterized by over-population and excessive activation of fibroblasts and myofibroblasts disrupting normal lung structure and functioning. Rosemary extract rich in carnosic acid (CA) and rosmarinic acid (RA) was reported to cure bleomycin-(BLM)-induced pulmonary fibrosis. We...

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Main Authors: Sana Bahri, Frédérique Mies, Ridha Ben Ali, Mona Mlika, Saloua Jameleddine, Kathleen Mc Entee, Vadim Shlyonsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5587316?pdf=render