Metallothionein attenuates carmustine-induced oxidative stress and protects against pulmonary fibrosis in rats

Archives of Toxicology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 87-94

  Helal, Gouda Kamel ^a   Helal, Omayma K ^b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Benha University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Glutathione; Glutathione reductase; Metallothionein; Oxidative stress; Pulmonary fibrosis; TNF

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CARMUSTINE; COLLAGEN; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; HYDROXYPROLINE; METALLOTHIONEIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STAINING;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, ALKYLATING; CARMUSTINE; COLLAGEN; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; HYDROXYPROLINE; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; LUNG; MALE; METALLOTHIONEIN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PULMONARY FIBROSIS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 58149475489     PISSN: 03405761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00204-008-0325-7     Document Type: Article

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