Baicalein reduces airway injury in allergen and IL-13 induced airway inflammation.

Baicalein reduces airway injury in allergen and IL-13 induced airway inflammation.

BACKGROUND: Baicalein, a bioflavone present in the dry roots of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, is known to reduce eotaxin production in human fibroblasts. However, there are no reports of its anti-asthma activity or its effect on airway injury. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: In a standard experime...

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Main Authors: Ulaganathan Mabalirajan, Tanveer Ahmad, Rakhshinda Rehman, Geeta Devi Leishangthem, Amit Kumar Dinda, Anurag Agrawal, Balaram Ghosh, Surendra Kumar Sharma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3639905?pdf=render

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