Protective efficacy of Emblica officinalis against Klebsiella pneumoniae induced pneumonia in mice

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 188-193

  Saini, A ^a   Sharma, S ^a   Chhibber, Sanjay ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Amla (Emblica officinalis); Herbal feeding; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; MALONALDEHYDE; NITRITE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL MOUSE; FEEDING; FEMALE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ANIMALS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; FRUIT; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MICE; NITRITES; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 55849103532     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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