Anti-inflammatory activity of Citrus bergamia derivatives: Where do we stand?

Molecules

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2016, Pages

  Ferlazzo, Nadia ^a   Cirmi, Santa ^a   Calapai, Gioacchino ^a   Ventura Spagnolo, Elvira ^b   Gangemi, Sebastiano ^c,d   Navarra, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Bergamot; Citrus bergamia; Complementary and alternative medicines; Flavonoids; Inflammation; Natural products

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

CHEMISTRY; CITRUS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; PATHOLOGY;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CITRUS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 84989168199     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules21101273     Document Type: Review

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