Therapeutice effects of baicalin on lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury in rats

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 301-311

  Huang, Kun Lun ^a   Chen, Chien Sheng ^b   Hsu, Ching Wang ^b   Li, Min Hui ^a   Chang, Hung ^b   Tsai, Shih Hung ^b   Chu, Shi Jye ^b  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute Lung Injury; Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome; Baicalin; Lipopolysaccharide

Indexed keywords

BAICALIN; EVANS BLUE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; FLAVONOID; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYDROLYASE; LACTATE DEHYDRATASE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PROTEIN;

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRY WEIGHT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG WEIGHT; MALE; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; NONHUMAN; PROTECTION; PROTEIN CONTENT; RAT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FLAVONOIDS; HYDRO-LYASES; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MALE; NEUTROPHIL INFILTRATION; ORGAN SIZE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT;

EID: 44049107964     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X08005783     Document Type: Article

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