Screening of antioxidant action of various molds and protection of Monascus anka against experimentally induced liver injuries of rats

General Pharmacology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 225-231

  Aniya, Yoko ^a   Yokomakura, Takahiro ^a   Yonamine, Masato ^a   Shimada, Katsumasa ^a   Nagamine, Tatsumi ^a   Shimabukuro, Megumi ^b   Gibo, Hisako ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b Tropical Technology Center Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Free radical; Galactosamine; Liver toxicity; Mold; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; FREE RADICAL; GALACTOSAMINE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; PROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER MICROSOME; LIVER TOXICITY; MOULD; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCOMYCOTA; ASPERGILLUS; CELL EXTRACTS; DITHIOTHREITOL; GALACTOSAMINE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LIVER; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0033034442     PISSN: 03063623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-3623(98)00183-9     Document Type: Article

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