Ellagitannins of the fruit rind of pomegranate (Punica granatum) antagonize in vitro the host inflammatory response mechanisms involved in the onset of malaria

BACKGROUND: The sun-dried rind of the immature fruit of pomegranate (Punica granatum) is presently used as a herbal formulation (OMARIA, Orissa Malaria Research Indigenous Attempt) in Orissa, India, for the therapy and prophylaxis of malaria. The pathogenesis of cerebral malaria, a complication of t...

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Autores principales: Dell'Agli, Mario, Galli, Germana V, Bulgari, Michela, Basilico, Nicoletta, Romeo, Sergio, Bhattacharya, Deepak, Taramelli, Donatella, Bosisio, Enrica
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2912927/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20642847
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-9-208

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