Involvement of cytokines in the hepatic expression of metallothionein by ursolic acid

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 369-376

  Jeong, Hye Gwang ^a   Kim, Hyung Gyun ^a   Hwang, Yong Pil ^a  

^a Chosun University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hepatoma; IL 6; Macrophages; Metallothionein; TNF ; Ursolic acid

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 6; METALLOTHIONEIN; PENTOXIFYLLINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; URSOLIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; HEPATOMA CELL; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CELL LINE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CULTURE MEDIA, CONDITIONED; INTERLEUKIN-6; LIVER; MACROPHAGES; METALLOTHIONEIN; MICE; PENTOXIFYLLINE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TRITERPENES; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; UP-REGULATION;

MURINAE;

EID: 11844287678     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2004.11.002     Document Type: Article

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