Boswellic acids extract attenuates pulmonary fibrosis induced by bleomycin and oxidative stress from gamma irradiation in rats

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Interstitial pulmonary fibrosis is characterized by an altered cellular composition of the alveolar region with excessive deposition of collagen. Lung inflammation is also common in pulmonary fibrosis. This study aims to test the inh...

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Main Authors: Mansour Somaya, Ali Eman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-09-01
Series:Chinese Medicine
Online Access:http://www.cmjournal.org/content/6/1/36