Tetrandrine stimulates the apoptosis of hepatic stellate cells and ameliorates development of fibrosis in a thioacetamide rat model

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1214-1220

  Yin, Ming Fu ^a   Lian, Li Hua ^a   Piao, Dong Ming ^a   Nan, Ji Xing ^a  

^a YANBIAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspase 3; Liver fibrosis; Tetrandine; Thioacetamide

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CASPASE 3; HYALURONIC ACID; HYDROXYPROLINE; INTERFERON; LAMININ; TETRANDRINE; THIOACETAMIDE;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVER CELL; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER INJURY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SIMIAN VIRUS 40; STELLATE CELL;

EID: 34247112453     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i8.1214     Document Type: Article

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