Anti-Inflammatory Activity of the Essential Oil Citral in Experimental Infection with Staphylococcus aureus in a Model Air Pouch

This study proposes to implement an alternative and effective strategy for local treatment of disease provoked by S. aureus. For the analysis of possible anti-inflammatory activity of essential oil, after establishing an air pouch model, 48 male mice of Balb/c were treated, infected, and euthanized...

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Main Authors: Hellen Braga Martins, Nathan das Neves Selis, Clarissa Leal Silva e Souza, Flávia S. Nascimento, Suzi Pacheco de Carvalho, Lorena D’Oliveira Gusmão, Jannine dos Santos Nascimento, Anne Karoline Pereira Brito, Samira Itana de Souza, Marcio Vasconcelos de Oliveira, Jorge Timenetsky, Regiane Yatsuda, Ana Paula T. Uetanabaro, Lucas M. Marques
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2505610