Diethylcarbamazine Attenuates the Development of Carrageenan-Induced Lung Injury in Mice

Diethylcarbamazine Attenuates the Development of Carrageenan-Induced Lung Injury in Mice

Diethylcarbamazine (DEC) is an antifilarial drug with potent anti-inflammatory properties as a result of its interference with the metabolism of arachidonic acid. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the anti-inflammatory activity of DEC in a mouse model of acute inflammation (carrageenan-in...

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Main Authors: Edlene Lima Ribeiro, Karla Patricia de Souza Barbosa, Ingrid Tavares Fragoso, Mariana Aragão Matos Donato, Fabiana Oliveira dos Santos Gomes, Bruna Santos da Silva, Amanda Karolina Soares e Silva, Sura Wanessa Santos Rocha, Valdemiro Amaro da Silva Junior, Christina Alves Peixoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/105120
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