Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) along with asthma is a major and increasing
global health problem. Smoking contributes to about 80%–90% of total COPD cases in the …

Medicinal plants have been used as alternative treatments to health problems. Most of the
natural remedies are based on medicinal plants. Many reports have demonstrated that the …

The ability of Alchornea cordifolia (Schum. and Thonn.) Müll. Arg.(Euphorbiaceae) leaves to
inhibit human neutrophil elastase (HNE) and superoxide anion (O2•–) activities was …

Campylotropis hirtella is used as a food supplement in the subtropical region of China. In an
intensive hunt for human neutrophil elastase inhibitors, we isolated eight flavonoids from C …

Sesquiterpene lactones (SLs) are natural products responsible for the anti-inflammatory
activity of a variety of medicinal plants, mainly from the Asteraceae family. Here, we …

Human neutrophil elastase (HNE) represents a good therapeutic target for the treatment of
inflammatory diseases as well as invasion of microorganism. The methanol extract of a …

|| ABSTRACT Background: The guava (Psidium guajava), belonging to family Myrtaceae, is
a small tree grown widely for its fruit in tropical and subtropical countries. Apart from its …

Neutrophile elastase has the capacity to degrade elastin, a protein found in the connective
tissue of the lungs. Unchecked elastase leads to pulmonary pathologies. Therefore, the …

Scope Inhibiting human neutrophil elastase (HNE) is a promising strategy for treating
inflammatory lung diseases, such as H1N1 and SARS virus infections. The use of sivelestat …

Abstract Two new coumarins (1 and 2), together with six known compounds (3–8), were
isolated from the stem bark of Fraxinus rhynchophylla. The structures of these compounds …