May 2025

Immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory properties of the hydroethanolic extract of Vernonia glaberrima

V. glaberrima is employed in Togolese traditional medicine for the treatment of several ailments. The present study seeks to evaluate the anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects of the hydroethanolic extract of V. glaberrima. In vitro anti-inflammatory properties were tested using membrane stabilization and protein denaturation assays. In cyclophosphamide-immunosuppressed rats, the extract's immunomodulatory...

Author(s): Sekina Boubacar Ibrahim, Pascaline Kindji Kpoyizoun, Bignoate Kombate, Kudzo Atsu Guelly, Kossi Metowogo and Kwashie Eklu-Gadegbeku