A 'Yang-invigorating' Chinese herbal formula protects against gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity in rats

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 131-133

  Poon, Michel K T ^a   Chiu, P Y ^a   Leung, H Y ^a   Siu, Ada H L ^a   Ko, K M ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese medicine; Gentamicin; Glutathione antioxidant system; Kidney injury; Mitochondria; Mn superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

EVODIA FRUIT; GENTAMICIN; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MANGANESE SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VI 28;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORDYCEPS; CORNU CERVI; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRUCTUS CNIDII; GINSENG; MALE; MITOCHONDRION; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RADIX SALVIAE; RAT; RENAL PROTECTION; RHIZOMA KAEMPFERIAE; SEMEN ALLII; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; GENTAMICINS; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MITOCHONDRIA; PHYTOTHERAPY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; YANG DEFICIENCY;

RATTUS;

EID: 38549147466     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2257     Document Type: Article

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