ReviewThe activity of medicinal plants and secondary metabolites on eosinophilic inflammation
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Abbreviations
5-LO
5-lipoxygenase
BALF
bronchoalveolar lavage fluid
CD
cluster of differentiation
Cys-LTs
cysteinyl leukotrienes
ECP
eosinophil cationic protein
EDN
eosinophil-derived neurotoxin
EGID
eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases
EPO
eosinophil peroxidase
GM-CSF
granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
hRSV
human respiratory syncytial virus
IFN-γ
interferon-gamma
IgE
immunoglobulin E
IL
interleukin
LTs
leukotrienes
MBP
major basic protein
NF-κB
nuclear factor-κB
OVA
ovalbumin
PAF
platelet-activating factor
TGF-α/β
transforming growth factor-alpha/beta
TH
T helper
TNF-α
tumor necrosis factor-alpha
VLMS
visceral larva migrans syndrome
Keywords
Medicinal plants
Secondary metabolites
Eosinophils
Anti-eosinophilic activity
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