Alleviation of acute ethanol-induced liver injury and impaired metabolomics of S-containing substances by betaine supplementation

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 368, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 893-898

  Kim, Sun J ^a   Jung, Young S ^a   Kwon, Do Y ^a   Kim, Young C ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Betaine; Ethanol; Glutathione; Oxidative stress; S adenosylmethionine; Taurine

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; BETAINE; CYSTEINE; CYTOCHROME P450 2E1; DRINKING WATER; GLUTATHIONE; HYPOTAURINE; MALONALDEHYDE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; TAURINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; METABOLOMICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; AMINO ACIDS, SULFUR; ANIMALS; BETAINE; CYTOCHROME P-450 CYP2E1; ETHANOL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES, ALCOHOLIC; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

MUS;

EID: 40049090696     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.02.003     Document Type: Article

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