Glycine modulates cytokine secretion, inhibits hepatic damage and improves survival in a model of endotoxemia in mice

Liver International

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 276-282

  Bruck, Rafael ^a   Wardi, Joram ^a   Aeed, Hussein ^a   Avni, Yona ^a   Shirin, Haim ^a   Avinoach, Ilana ^a   Shahmurov, Mark ^a   Hershkoviz, Rami ^b,c  

^a WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Endotoxin; Glycine

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GALACTOSAMINE; GLYCINE; INTERLEUKIN 10; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; LIVER ENZYME; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG RESPONSE; ENDOTOXEMIA; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOMODULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL RATE; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0142029198     PISSN: 14783223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0676.2003.00839.x     Document Type: Article

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