Polysaccharides from Kochia scoparia fruits protect mice from lipopolysaccharide-mediated acute lung injury by inhibiting neutrophil elastase

Acute lung injury (ALI) is a respiratory disease that is associated with neutrophil activation. Neutrophil elastase released from activated neutrophils has been reported to cause lung tissue damage and contribute to the inflammatory response in ALI. In this study, aqueous extracts of Kochia scoparia...

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Main Authors: Yu-Li Chen, Tsong-Long Hwang, Jia-You Fang, Yu-Hsuan Lan, Kowit-Yu Chong, Pei-Wen Hsieh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-11-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464617305844