Effects of oleanolic acid on pulmonary morphofunctional and biochemical variables in experimental acute lung injury

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 179, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 129-136

  Santos, Raquel S ^a   Silva, Pedro L ^a   Oliveira, Gisele P ^a   Cruz, Fernanda F ^a   Ornellas, Débora S ^a   Morales, Marcelo M ^a   Fernandes, Janaina ^a   Lanzetti, Manuella ^a   Valença, Samuel S ^a   Pelosi, Paolo ^b   Gattass, Cerli R ^a   Rocco, Patricia R M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chemokines; Cytokines; Dexamethasone; Histopathology; Lung mechanics; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; DEXAMETHASONE; GAMMA INTERFERON; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; INTERLEUKIN 6; MACROPHAGE MIGRATION INHIBITION FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA; NITRITE; OLEANOLIC ACID; PARAQUAT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOLOGY; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG MECHANICS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; VISCOELASTICITY;

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CHEMOKINES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; INFLAMMATION; LUNG; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; OLEANOLIC ACID; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

EID: 81155150139     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: 18781519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2011.07.008     Document Type: Article

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