Hepatoprotective effect of a curcumin/absinthium compound in experimental severe liver injury

Chinese Journal of Digestive Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 122-127

  Marotta, F ^a,d   Shield, Y R ^b   Bamba, T ^c   Naito, Y ^b   Minelli, E ^a   Yoshioka, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Noguchi Mem Research Ph Institute   (Japan)

^c SHIGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d State University ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Absinthium; Curcuma xanthorrhiza; Hepatoprotection; Liver injury

Indexed keywords

ABSINTHE EXTRACT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CURCUMA XANTHORRHIZAE EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID; HEPATICUM PASCOE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LIGANDIN; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; OLIVE OIL; PEPPERMINT; PNM 001; SILYMARIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSINTHE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURCUMA XANTHORRHIZAE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HERBAL MEDICINE; IN VITRO STUDY; LIVER CELL CULTURE; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT;

EID: 0344896822     PISSN: 14439611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1443-9573.2003.00133.x     Document Type: Article

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