GC-MS analysis, phytochemical composition of L. essential oil with pharmacological assessments: antioxidant, antibacterial, and antifungal activities.

The genus , which belongs to the Asteraceae family, is a flowering genus with 12 species found in Africa, North and South. Among the species present in Algeria, L. is distributed in the eastern regions of Algeria.

Vitamin C pretreatment protects from nickel-induced acute nephrotoxicity in mice.

Nickel is an abundant carcinogenic and nephrotoxic metal whose activity leads to renal impairment. Previous studies have shown a protective effect of simultaneous vitamin C administration on acute and chronic nickel toxicity. However, very little research relating to the effect of vitamin C pretreatment in preventing nickel-induced acute nephrotoxicity is available.