Lipopolysaccharide-induced hepatotoxicity is inhibited by the antioxidant melatonin

European Journal of Pharmacology: Environmental Toxicology and

Volumn 293, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 327-334

  Sewerynek, Ewa ^a,b   Melchiorri, Daniela ^a,c   Reiter, Russel J ^a   Ortiz, Genaro G ^a,d   Lewinski, Andrzej ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^d CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA DE OCCIDENTE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

GSH; GSSG; Lipid peroxidant; Lipopolysaccharide; Liver; Melatonin

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MELATONIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; GLUTATHIONE;

LIVER TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; HISTOLOGY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMAL; ANTIOXIDANTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLUTATHIONE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MELATONIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0028973334     PISSN: 09266917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0926-6917(95)90052-7     Document Type: Article

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