ArticlePharmaceutical biology2017
Prophylactic and curative effect of rosemary leaves extract in a bleomycin model of pulmonary fibrosis.
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- Herbal Polyphenolic Mixtures as Antioxidant and Cytoprotective Agents in Respiratory Diseases: Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Perspectives.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Investigation into the protective effects of protocatechuic acid in bleomycin-induced pulmonary remodeling and fibrosis in rats: role of MMP-2/TIMP-1 and CTGF/NOX4 pathway.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2026Article
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- Therapeutic Potential and Mechanisms of Rosmarinic Acid and the Extracts of Lamiaceae Plants for the Treatment of Fibrosis of Various Organs.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Promising Therapeutic Treatments for Cardiac Fibrosis: Herbal Plants and Their Extracts.Cardiology and therapy · 2023Review
- Beneficial role of rosemary extract on oxidative stress-mediated neuronal apoptosis in rotenone-induced attention deficit hyperactivity disease in juvenile rat model.Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis · 2023Article
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- The biocompatibility and antifungal effect of Rosmarinus officinalis against Candida albicans in Galleria mellonella model.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Physiopathological Mechanisms Involved in the Progression of Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Systematic Review.Tanaffos · 2022Review
- Experimental and Clinical Studies on the Effects of Natural Products on Noxious Agents-Induced Lung Disorders, a Review.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Review
- Role of nuclear factor-kappa B in bleomycin induced pulmonary fibrosis and the probable alleviating role of ginsenoside: histological, immunohistochemical, and biochemical study.Anatomy & cell biology · 2021Article
- Natural products as home-based prophylactic and symptom management agents in the setting of COVID-19.Phytotherapy research : PTR · 2020Review
- Aesculetin Attenuates Alveolar Injury and Fibrosis Induced by Close Contact of Alveolar Epithelial Cells with Blood-Derived Macrophages via IL-8 Signaling.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020Article
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Abstract
contextPulmonary fibrosis is a devastating disease without effective treatment. Rosemary is appreciated since ancient times for its medicinal properties, while biomolecules originated from the plant have an antioxidant and antifibrotic effect.
objectiveThe effects of Rosmarinus officinalis L. (Lamiaceae) leaves extract (RO) on bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis were investigated. MATERIALS AND
methodsMale Wistar rats were given a single dose of bleomycin (BLM, 4 mg/kg, intratracheal), while RO (75 mg/kg, intraperitoneal) was administered 3 days later and continued for 4 weeks (BLM/RO1-curative group). Alternatively, RO was administered 2 weeks before BLM and continued 15 days thereafter (BLM/RO2-prophylactic group). Antioxidant activities of RO and lung tissues were studied by standard methods. Histological staining revealed lung architecture and collagen deposition. RO was characterized for its polyphenol content and by high-performance liquid chromatography.
resultsRO polyphenol content was 60.52 mg/g of dry weight, carnosic and rosmarinic acids being major components (6.886 and 2.351 mg/g). Antioxidant effect of RO (DPPH and FRAP assay) expressed as IC DISCUSSION AND
conclusionRO has a protective effect against BLM-induced oxidative stress and lung fibrosis due to its phenolic compounds.
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