Effects of Qushi Huayu Decoction on cathepsin B and tumor necrosis factor-α expression in rats with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 928-933

  Zhang, Hui ^a   Feng, Qin ^a   Li, Hong Shan ^a   Chen, Shao Dong ^a   Wang, Xiao Ning ^a   Peng, Jing Hua ^a   Zhang, Ning ^a   Hu, Yi Yang ^a  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Cathepsin B; Free fatty acid; Non alcoholic fatty liver disease; Qushi Huayu Decoction; Rats; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CATHEPSIN B; CHINESE DRUG; DIISOPROPYLAMINE DICHLOROACETATE; FATTY ACID; I KAPPA B; I KAPPA B KINASE INHIBITOR; QUSHI HUAYU; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME INHIBITION; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HEPATITIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIPID DIET; LIPID STORAGE; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; RAT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE POISONING; CATHEPSIN B; DIETARY FATS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FATTY LIVER; LIVER; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 52949139785     PISSN: 16721977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3736/jcim20080910     Document Type: Article

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