Protective effect of crude extract from Wedelia paludosa (Asteraceae) on the hepatotoxicity induced by paracetamol in mice

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 137-142

  Meotti, Flavia Carla ^a,b   Rosa, Juliana Martins ^b   Brocardo, Patrícia S ^b   Balz, Daniela ^b   Waltrick, Ana Paula ^c   Bagio, Angelize ^c   Goulart, Eduardo Comeli ^c   Dafre, Alcir Luiz ^b   Rodrigues, Ana Lúcia S ^b   Santos, Adair R S ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PLANT EXTRACT; PORPHOBILINOGEN SYNTHASE; TERPENE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WEDELIA PALUDOSA EXTRACT;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ASTERACEAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ISOLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER HOMOGENATE; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; WEDELIA; WEDELIA PALUDOSA;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ACUTE TOXICITY TESTS; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MICE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; WEDELIA;

EID: 29944434213     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/jpp.58.1.0017     Document Type: Article

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