Effect of salvianolic acid B on levels of TGF-β1, MMP-2 and TIMP-2 in rats with liver fibrosis

World Chinese Journal of Digestology

Volumn 15, Issue 36, 2007, Pages 3847-3851

  Lu, Ming Qin ^a   Pan, Chen Wei ^a   Li, Ji ^a   Chen, Yong Ping ^a  

^a WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Liver fibrosis; Matrix metalloproteinase; Radioimmunoassay; Salvianolic acid B; Tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase; Transforming growth factor beta 1

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GELATINASE A; SALVIANOLIC ACID B; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 2; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; LIVER FIBROSIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

EID: 39049100374     PISSN: 10093079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v15.i36.3847     Document Type: Article

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