Protective effects of indole-selenium on immunological liver injury in mice via inhibiting nitric oxide and proinflammatory cytokines production

Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 482-485

  Jiang, Ling ^a   Wang, Hua ^a   Wu, Cheng Yi ^a   Zhang, Sheng Yi ^b   Wei, Wei ^a  

^a ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ANHUI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Immunologic liver injury; Indole selenium; Melatonin; Mice; Selenium

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CYTOKINE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; INTERLEUKIN 1; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; NITRIC OXIDE; SELENIUM; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INFLAMMATORY CELL; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; LIVER INJURY; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER PROTECTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 22444439100     PISSN: 10011978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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