Standardised Sonneratia apetala Buch.-Ham. fruit extract inhibits human neutrophil elastase and attenuates elastase-induced lung injury in mice
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) along with asthma is a major and increasing global health problem. Smoking contributes to about 80%–90% of total COPD cases in the world. COPD leads to the narrowing of small airways and destruction of lung tissue leading to emphysema primarily caused by...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-12-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Pharmacology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2022.1011216/full |