Mechanisms of protection by melatonin against acetaminophen-induced liver injury in mice

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 211-219

  Matsura, Tatsuya ^a   Nishida, Tadashi ^a   Togawa, Aki ^a   Horie, Shunsuke ^a   Kusumoto, Chiaki ^a   Ohata, Shuzo ^a   Nakada, Junya ^a   Ishibe, Yuichi ^a   Yamada, Kazuo ^a   Ohta, Yoshiji ^b  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Lipid peroxidation; Liver injury; Melatonin; Myeloperoxidase; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; INTERLEUKIN 6; MELATONIN; MYELOPEROXIDASE; NITRIC OXIDE; PARACETAMOL;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; NONHUMAN;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANIMALS; LIVER; MALE; MELATONIN; MICE;

EID: 33748359898     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: 1600079X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.2006.00356.x     Document Type: Article

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