Hepatoprotective effects of Chai-Hu-Ching-Kan-Tang on acetaminophen-Induced acute liver injury in rats

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 69-79

  Lin, Tzu Hsiang ^a   Ng, Lean Teik ^b   Yen, Feng Lin ^a   Lin, Chun Ching ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAJEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Antioxidant; Chai Hu Ching Kan Tang; Hepatoprotective

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BUPLEURUM KAOI EXTRACT; CATALASE; CHAI HU CHING KAN TANG; CHINESE DRUG; FORSYTHIA SUSPENSA EXTRACT; GARDENIA JASMINOIDES EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLYCYRRHIZA URALENSIS EXTRACT; LIGUSTICUM CHUAXING EXTRACT; LIPID PEROXIDE; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; MALONALDEHYDE; PARACETAMOL; PLANT EXTRACT; PLATYCODON GRANDIFLORUM EXTRACT; SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS EXTRACT; SILYMARIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BUPLEURUM; BUPLEURUM KAOI; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FATTY LIVER; FORSYTHIA; FORSYTHIA SUSPENSA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIGUSTICUM; LIGUSTICUM CHUAXING; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; LIPID PEROXIDES; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 33846847849     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X07004631     Document Type: Article

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