title: Sesquiterpenes from Essential Oils and Anti-Inflammatory Activity.
abstract: This review is aimed at presenting relevant information on the therapeutic potential of essential oil sesquiterpenes with anti-inflammatory activity. The data reviewed provide a basis for seeking new anti-inflammatory drugs from natural products that do not exhibit the undesirable side effects often displayed by anti-inflammatory drugs. In this review the experimental models, possible mechanisms of action, and chemical structures of 12 sesquiterpenes are presented.
authors.forename: Rita de Cássia
authors.initials: Rde C
authors.lastname: da Silveira e Sá
authors.forename: Luciana Nalone
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Andrade
authors.forename: Damião Pergentino
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: de Sousa
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry*; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry*; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010938:Plant Oils; D012717:Sesquiterpenes