Increased carrageenan-induced acute lung inflammation in old rats

Time course changes of oxidative stress and inflammation in hyperoxia-induced acute lung injury in rats

Objective(s):Therapies with high levels of oxygen are commonly used in the management of critical care. However, prolonged exposure to hyperoxia can cause acute lung injury. Although oxidative stress and inflammation are purported to play an important role in the pathogenesis of acute lung injury, the exact mechanisms are still less known in the hyperoxic acute lung injury (HALI).   Materials ...

Anti-inflammatory effect of licorice (Licorice common) root extract on acute carrageenan-induced inflammation in rat

There are some evidences regarding anti-allergic and anti-inflammatory effects of Licorice common in traditional medicine and its usefulness in Diabetes mellitus and Diabetes insipidus and its stimulatory effect on admeocortical gland. This medicinal plant contains glycyrrhizin, sterogenic substances, cumarins, flavonoids, sterols, choline, asparagine and glaberin. Glycyrrhizin and glaberin hav...

P73: Nano-Phytosome of Curcumin Improve Behavioral Impairment on Carrageenan-Induced Acute Inflammation Model in Mice

Inflammatory disorders alone or as a consequence of neurological disease affecting patients in life. Experimental models of inflammation are use to evaluate the production of inflammatory mediators at site of inflammation. Curcumin is one of the flavonoids possesses potent anti-inflammatory activity. However, because of low water solubility curcumin, its clinical application has been limited. T...

Retracted: Time course changes of oxidative stress and inflammation in hyperoxia-induced acute lung injury in rats

Anti-inflammatory effect of Allium akaka extract on the inflammation induced by carrageenan in rats

Background and objectives: Allium akaka, locally known “Valak” a member of the Amaryllidaceae family, is widely used in Iranian folk medicine for its wound healing, antibacterial, anthelmintic, and diuretic properties. The aim of the present work was to evaluate the anti-inflammatory effect of Allium akaka hydro-alcoholic extract on carrageenan-induce...