Strong antiproliferative effects of baicalein in cultured rat hepatic stellate cells

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 378, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 129-135

  Inoue, Tomoo ^a,b   Jackson, Edwin K ^b  

^a JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Baicalein; Flavonoid; Hepatic fibrosis; Hepatic stellate cell; Proliferation; Sho saiko to

Indexed keywords

BAICALEIN; FLAVONOID; ISOBUTYLMETHYLXANTHINE; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR B; RETINOL ACETATE; XIAO CHAI HU TANG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS; LIVER CELL CULTURE; LIVER FIBROSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT; STELLATE CELL;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FLAVANONES; FLAVONOIDS; LEUCINE; LIVER; MALE; NUCLEIC ACID SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS; PEPTIDE BIOSYNTHESIS; PLANT ROOTS; PROLINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; THYMIDINE; TRITIUM;

EID: 0032780493     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(99)00418-5     Document Type: Article

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