Inhibitory effect of Solanum nigrum on thioacetamide-induced liver fibrosis in mice

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 117-121

  Hsieh, Chang Chi ^a   Fang, Hsun Lang ^b   Lina, Wen Chuan ^b  

^a TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Liver fibrosis; Solanaceae; Solanum nigrum; Thioacetamide

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; COLLAGEN; HYDROXYPROLINE; SOLANUM NIGRUM EXTRACT; THIOACETAMIDE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA EXTRACTION; SOLANUM NIGRUM;

ACTINS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; COLLAGEN TYPE I; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HYDROXYPROLINE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PLANT EXTRACTS; SOLANUM NIGRUM; THIOACETAMIDE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

MUS; SOLANACEAE; SOLANUM NIGRUM;

EID: 49149107953     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.06.002     Document Type: Article

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