Astilbin selectively induces dysfunction of liver-infiltrating cells - Novel protection from liver damage

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 377, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 93-100

  Xu, Qiang ^a,b   Wu, Feihua ^a   Cao, Jingsong ^a   Chen, Ting ^a   Jiang, Jieyun ^a   Saiki, Ikuo ^b   Koda, Akihide ^c  

^a CHINA PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Res Inst Wakan yaku Toyama M   (Japan)

^c GIFU PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Astilbin; Delayed type hypersensitivity; Hepatoprotection; Liver injury; Picryl chloride

Indexed keywords

ASTILBIN; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; FLAVANOID; PICRYL CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; LIVER CELL; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; APOPTOSIS; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FLAVONOIDS; FLAVONOLS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED ICR; PICRYL CHLORIDE; SPLEEN; TRANSAMINASES;

EID: 0033035926     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(99)00401-X     Document Type: Article

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