Evaluating the Ameliorative Potential of Quercetin against the Bleomycin-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis in Wistar Rats

The current study deals with the effect of a dietary flavanoid quercetin on fibrotic lung tissue in rats. Bleomycin was administered by single intratracheal instillation to Wistar rats to induce lung fibrosis. The pathologies associated with this included significantly reduced antioxidant capacity,...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ramesh Verma, Lokendra Kushwah, Darpesh Gohel, Manish Patel, Tulsi Marvania, Suresh Balakrishnan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Pulmonary Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/921724
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!