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A Review on Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Monoterpenes

Faced with the need to find new anti-inflammatory agents, great effort has been expended on the development of drugs for the treatment of inflammation. This disorder reduces the quality of life and overall average productivity, causing huge financial losses. In this review the anti-inflammatory acti...

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Autores principales: de Cássia da Silveira e Sá, Rita, Andrade, Luciana Nalone, de Sousa, Damião Pergentino
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6269770/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23334570
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules18011227
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Sumario:Faced with the need to find new anti-inflammatory agents, great effort has been expended on the development of drugs for the treatment of inflammation. This disorder reduces the quality of life and overall average productivity, causing huge financial losses. In this review the anti-inflammatory activity of 32 bioactive monoterpenes found in essential oils is discussed. The data demonstrate the pharmacological potential of this group of natural chemicals to act as anti-inflammatory drugs.