Alleviation of dimethylnitrosamine-induced liver injury and fibrosis by betaine supplementation in rats

Chemico-Biological Interactions

Volumn 177, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 204-211

  Kim, Sang K ^a   Seo, Jung M ^b   Chae, Yu R ^b   Jung, Young S ^b   Park, Jae H ^b   Kim, Young C ^b  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Betaine; Hepatic fibrosis; Hepatic functions; Oxidative stress; Total oxyradical scavenging capacity

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BETAINE; BILIRUBIN; CYTOCHROME P450; DIMETHYLNITROSAMINE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; HYDROXYPROLINE; MALONALDEHYDE; PEROXY RADICAL; PEROXYNITRITE;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BETAINE; DIMETHYLNITROSAMINE; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

RATTUS;

EID: 58349100859     PISSN: 00092797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2008.09.021     Document Type: Article

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