Journal:
:iranian journal of allergy, asthma and immunology
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arzu babayigit hocaoglu department of pediatrics, dokuz eylul university hospital, division of allergy, balcova, izmir, turkey
ozkan karaman department of pediatrics, dokuz eylul university hospital, division of allergy, balcova, izmir, turkey
duygu olmez erge department of pediatrics, dokuz eylul university hospital, division of allergy, balcova, izmir, turkey
guven erbil department of histology and embriology, dokuz eylul university hospital, balcova, izmir, turkey
osman yilmaz department of multidisciplinary animal laboratory balcova, dokuz eylul university hospital, izmir, turkey
bijen kivcak department of pharmacognosy, ege university, faculty of pharmacy, bornova, izmir, turkey
hedera helix is widely used to treat bronchial asthma for many years. however, effects of this herb on lung histopathology is still far from clear. we aimed to determine the effect of oral administration of hedera helix on lung histopathology in a murine model of chronic asthma. balb/c mice were divided into four groups; i (placebo), ii (hedera helix), iii (dexamethasone) and iv (c...