Hepatoprotective and antioxidant effects of Cuscuta chinensis against acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity in rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 123-128

  Yen, Feng Lin ^a   Wu, Tzu Hui ^a   Lin, Liang Tzung ^b   Lin, Chun Ching ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Antioxidant; Cuscuta chinensis; Hepatoprotective; Lipid peroxidation

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CATALASE; CUSCUTA CHINENSIS EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALONALDEHYDE; PARACETAMOL; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVOLVULACEAE; CUSCUTA CHINENSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CATALASE; CUSCUTA; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHANOL; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEEDS; SOLVENTS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TAIWAN; WATER;

CONVOLVULACEAE; CUSCUTA CHINENSIS; CUSCUTA JAPONICA; RATTUS;

EID: 33947588994     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2006.11.003     Document Type: Article

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