Protective effect of Houttuynia cordata extract on bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in rats

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 465-475

  Ng, Lean Teik ^a   Yen, Feng Lin ^b   Liao, Chia Wen ^b   Lin, Chun Ching ^b  

^a TAJEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Bleomycin; Houttuynia cordata; Pulmonary fibrosis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BLEOMYCIN; CATALASE; FREE RADICAL; GAMMA INTERFERON; HOUTTUYNIA CORDATA EXTRACT; HYDROXYPROLINE; LIPID; MALONALDEHYDE; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HOUTTUYNIA CORDATA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER HOMOGENATE; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG STRUCTURE; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTINEOPLASTIC; BLEOMYCIN; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CATALASE; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HYDROXYPROLINE; INTERFERON TYPE II; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; PULMONARY FIBROSIS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

EID: 34347402466     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X07004989     Document Type: Article

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