Mechanism of liver injury during obstructive jaundice: Role of nitric oxide, splenic cytokines, and intestinal flora

Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 184-193

  Hong, Ji Young ^a   Sato, Eisuke F ^a   Hiramoto, Keiichi ^a   Nishikawa, Manabu ^a   Inoue, Masayasu ^a  

^a OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endotoxemia; Interferon ; Intestinal flora; Nitric oxide; Obstructive jaundice

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; ENDOTOXIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INTERLEUKIN 10; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; PENICILLIN G; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; STREPTOMYCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT LIGATION; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; COLON MUCOSA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTESTINE; INTESTINE FLORA; LIVER; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER INJURY; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPLEEN; SPLENECTOMY;

ANIMALIA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; MUS;

EID: 34250901889     PISSN: 09120009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3164/jcbn.40.184     Document Type: Article

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