Melatonin prevents H2O2-induced activation of rat hepatic stellate cells

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 275-278

  Gu, Jing ^a   Zhuang, Li ^a   Huang, Guang Cun ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CCAAT enhancer binding protein; Extracellular matrix; H2O 2; Hepatic stellate cell; Melatonin; Transforming growth factor

Indexed keywords

CCAAT ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MELATONIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; OXIDIZING AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; RAT; STELLATE CELL; UPREGULATION; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; LIVER; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LIVER; MALE; MELATONIN; OXIDANTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 33748373169     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: 1600079X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.2006.00364.x     Document Type: Article

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