Oral administration of curcumin (Curcuma longa) can attenuate the neutrophil inflammatory response in zymosan-induced arthritis in rats

PURPOSE:To evaluate the effect of curcumin in the acute phase of zymosan-induced arthritis.METHODS:Twenty-eight male rats were subjected to intra-articular infiltration of zymosan of both knees and, in four the infiltration was made with saline. The animals were divided into five groups second recei...

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Main Authors: Nilson Nonose, José Aires Pereira, Paulo Roberto Moura Machado, Murilo Rocha Rodrigues, Daniela Tiemi Sato, Carlos Augusto Real Martinez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2014-11-01
Series:Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502014001100727&tlng=en