Enhanced expressions and activations of leukotriene C4 synthesis enzymes in D-galactosamine/lipopolysaccharide-induced rat fulminant hepatic failure model

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 14, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 2748-2756

  Ma, Kui Fen ^a   Yang, Hong Yu ^a   Chen, Zhe ^a   Qi, Luo Yang ^a   Zhu, Dan Yan ^a   Lou, Yi Jia ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cysteinyl leukotriene; D galacto samine lipopolysaccharide; Fulminant hepatic failure; Leukotriene C4 synthase; Microsomal glutathione S transferase 2

Indexed keywords

GALACTOSAMINE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; ICOSANOID; LEUKOTRIENE C4; LEUKOTRIENE C4 SYNTHASE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; PEPTIDOLEUKOTRIENE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CYSTEINE; CYSTEINYL-LEUKOTRIENE; GLUTATHIONE S TRANSFERASE 9.5 2; GLUTATHIONE S-TRANSFERASE 9.5-2; ISOENZYME; LEUKOTRIENE; LEUKOTRIENE-C4 SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME METABOLISM; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER CELL; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER INJURY; LIVER MICROSOME; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; LIVER; METABOLISM; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TIME;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CYSTEINE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GALACTOSAMINE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISOENZYMES; LEUKOTRIENE C4; LEUKOTRIENES; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; LIVER; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TIME FACTORS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 49649122317     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.2748     Document Type: Article

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