Cytoprotective effect of preparations from various parts of Punica granatum L. fruits in oxidatively injured mammalian cells in comparison with their antioxidant capacity in cell free systems

Pharmacological Research

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 18-26

  Sestili, Piero ^a   Martinelli, Chiara ^a   Ricci, Donata ^a   Fraternale, Daniele ^a   Bucchini, Anahi ^a   Giamperi, Laura ^a   Curcio, Rosanna ^a   Piccoli, Giovanni ^a   Stocchi, Vilberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Atherosclerosis; Chemoprevention; Cytotoxicity; Oxidative stress; Pomegranate

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ELLAGIC ACID; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LIPOXYGENASE; LUMINOL; OXIDIZED LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; PUNICA GRANATUM EXTRACT; TERT BUTYL HYDROPEROXIDE; XANTHINE; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CELL PROTECTION; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG EFFECT; FRUIT; FRUIT JUICE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IRON CHELATION; MAMMAL CELL; MONOCYTE; POMEGRANATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ARACHIDONATE 5-LIPOXYGENASE; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; DNA BREAKS, SINGLE-STRANDED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; FRUIT; HUMANS; HYDRAZINES; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON CHELATING AGENTS; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; LUMINOL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PLANT EXTRACTS; PUNICACEAE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; TERT-BUTYLHYDROPEROXIDE; U937 CELLS; XANTHINE; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

EID: 34347271928     PISSN: 10436618     EISSN: 10961186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2007.02.003     Document Type: Article

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