inflammatory responses and innate immunologic reactions play an important role in the respiratory system. ex vivo lung perfusion (evlp) is considered a novel method in the evaluation and reconditioning of donor lungs prior to transplantation. however, evlp’s effect on inflammatory and metabolic markers of human lung tissue is unknown. this study investigated how the performance of evlp on brain...

Cansjera rheedii is widely used as a traditional medicine for the treatment and control of a variety of human inflammatory ailments by the fishermen of Auroville.   In the present study, the anti-inflammatory and membrane stabilizing property of Ethanol Extract of Cansjera rheedii J. Gmelin (EECR) was evaluated in rat using the Human Red Blood Cells (HRBC) membrane stabilization method...

abstract       background and objective: glycyrrhizaglabra l. is one of the most widely used medicinal herbs in golestan province that is known for its anti-inflammatory, carminative, antiviral, anti-infection and anti-ulcer properties in iranian traditional medicine. this study aimed to assess the anti-bacterial and anti-oxidative activity of g. glabrafrom the golestan province.         method...

OBJECTIVE Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease in which the immune system plays an important role. Neutrophils have not been thoroughly studied in the context of atherogenesis. Here, we investigated neutrophils in the development of murine atherosclerotic lesions. METHODS AND RESULTS LDLR-/- mice were given a high-fat diet for different time periods and subsequently atherosclerot...

background: toll like receptors (tlrs) are well recognized players in inflammatory conditions. among them tlr-4 is involved in chronic inflammatory processes such as formation of atherosclerotic plaques. objective: the present study was aimed to examine the effects of percutanoeus coronary intervention (pci) as a revascularization method on monocyte expression of htlr-4 and on the serum levels ...

Anti-inflammatory activity of the ethanolic extract of the leaves of Morus indica Linn. was studied in wistar rats using the carrageenan induced left hind paw edema, carrageenan induced pleurisy and cotton pellet induced granuloma model. The ethanolic extract (100 mg/kg, p.o.) inhibited carrageenan induced rat paw edema. It also showed an inhibitory effect on leukocyte migration and a reduction...