Anacardic Acids from Cashew Nuts Ameliorate Lung Damage Induced by Exposure to Diesel Exhaust Particles in Mice

Anacardic Acids from Cashew Nuts Ameliorate Lung Damage Induced by Exposure to Diesel Exhaust Particles in Mice

Anacardic acids from cashew nut shell liquid, a Brazilian natural substance, have antimicrobial and antioxidant activities and modulate immune responses and angiogenesis. As inflammatory lung diseases have been correlated to environmental pollutants exposure and no reports addressing the effects of...

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Main Authors: Ana Laura Nicoletti Carvalho, Raquel Annoni, Larissa Helena Lobo Torres, Ana Carolina Cardoso Santos Durão, Ana Lucia Borges Shimada, Francine Maria Almeida, Cristina Bichels Hebeda, Fernanda Degobbi Tenorio Quirino Santos Lopes, Marisa Dolhnikoff, Milton Arruda Martins, Luiz Fernando Ferraz Silva, Sandra Helena Poliselli Farsky, Paulo Hilário Nascimento Saldiva, Cornelia M. Ulrich, Robert W. Owen, Tania Marcourakis, Maria Teresa Salles Trevisan, Thais Mauad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/549879

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