Study on effects of extracts from Salvia Miltiorrhiza and Curcuma Longa in inhibiting phosphorylated extracellular signal regulated kinase expression in rat's hepatic stellate cells

Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 207-211

  Cheng, Yang ^a   Ping, Jian ^a   Liu, Cheng ^a   Tan, Ying Zi ^a   Chen, Gao Feng ^a  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Curcumin; Extracellular signal regulated kinase; Phosphorylation; Salvianolic acid B

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; CURCUMA LONGA EXTRACT; CURCUMIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MICROSOMAL TRIGLYCERIDE TRANSFER PROTEIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; SALVIA MILTIORRHIZA EXTRACT; SALVIANOLIC ACID B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURCUMA LONGA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; LIVER CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SALVIA MILTIORRHIZA; STELLATE CELL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 33748506756     PISSN: 16720415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02836524     Document Type: Article

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