Allicin, the active component of garlic, prevents immune-mediated, concanavalin A-induced hepatic injury in mice

Liver International

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 613-621

  Bruck, Rafael ^a,e   Aeed, Hussein ^a   Brazovsky, Eli ^b   Noor, Talia ^c   Hershkoviz, Rami ^d,e  

^a WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c Faculty of Agricultura   (Israel)

^d Department of Internal Medicine D ^*  (Israel)

^e TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Allicin; Concanavalin A; Hepatitis; ICAM 1; T lymphocytes; TNF

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALLICIN; CONCANAVALIN A; GARLIC EXTRACT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; VASCULAR CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 1;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; LIVER INJURY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; T LYMPHOCYTE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 20844448750     PISSN: 14783223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2005.01050.x     Document Type: Article

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