Attenuation of bacterial lipopolysaccharide-induced hepatotoxicity by betaine or taurine in rats

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 545-549

  Kim, Sang K ^a   Kim, Young C ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Betaine; Hepatotoxicity; Kupffer cells; Lipopolysaccharide; Taurine; TNF

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; BETAINE; BILIRUBIN; GLUTATHIONE; NITRATE; NITRITE; TAURINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CELL ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; KUPFFER CELL; LIVER INJURY; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN INDUCTION; RAT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BETAINE; BILIRUBIN; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; KUPFFER CELLS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; LIVER; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TAURINE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0036125618     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-6915(01)00102-8     Document Type: Article

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