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BACKGROUND
Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) is a significant health problem, but the pathogenesis remains unclear to date. Nitric oxide (NO) has known airway modulating functions. Therefore, we investigated nitric oxide production to determine the role of eNOS in nasal polyps, with
A number of clinically useful drugs were tested for their ability to inhibit the inflammatory edema induced by 1,8-cineole (cineole), a terpenoid oxide, in the hindpaw of rats. Paw edema was measured by plethysmography following subplantar injection of cineole (20 μl/paw). The edema inducing effect
BACKGROUND
Inflammation makes up a set of vascularized tissue reactions acting in the defense of the body against harmful stimuli. Natural products are a lower cost alternative with better benefit, often used in popular medicine in the treatment of inflammatory processes. Several species from the
Gout arthritis, which is provoked by monosodium urate (MSU) crystal accumulation in the joint and periarticular tissues, induces severe pain and affects life quality of the patients. Eucalyptol (1, 8-cineol), the principal component in the essential oils of eucalyptus leaves, has been