Protective effects of soyasapogenol A on liver injury mediated by immune response in a concanavalin A-induced hepatitis model

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 391, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 175-181

  Kuzuhara, Hiroyuki ^a   Nishiyama, Shoji ^a   Minowa, Nobuto ^a   Sasaki, Kazue ^a   Omoto, Shoji ^a  

^a Pharmaceutical Research Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alanine aminotransferase; Apoptosis; Concanavalin A; Interferon ; Soyasapogenol A; Tumor necrosis factor (TNF )

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CONCANAVALIN A; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; PREDNISOLONE; SOYASAPOGENOL A; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEPATITIS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LIVER CELL; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CONCANAVALIN A; CYTOKINES; HEPATITIS, ANIMAL; LIVER; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; OLEANOLIC ACID;

EID: 0034629323     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(99)00931-0     Document Type: Article

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