Antiapoptotic mechanisms of Chinese medicine formula, Guan-Xin-Er-Hao, in the rat ischemic heart

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 216, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 309-316

  Zhao, Hong Wei ^a   Qin, Feng ^b   Liu, Yi Xia ^a   Huang, Xi ^a,b   Ren, Ping ^b  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Guan Xin Er Hao; Mitochondrial pathway; Traditional Chinese medicine

Indexed keywords

ANILIDE; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 9; CHINESE DRUG; CYTOCHROME C; GUAN XIN ER HAO; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LIGUSTICUM CHUANXIONG EXTRACT; PAEONIA LACTIFLORA EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; SAFFLOWER EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CASP9 PROTEIN, RAT; GUAN-XIN-ER-HAO;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIAPOPTOTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DALBERGIA; DALBERGIA ODORIFERA; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART PROTECTION; HEART SIZE; MALE; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; RAT; RISK REDUCTION; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; ANIMAL; CELL DEATH; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; HEART MITOCHONDRION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 9; CELL DEATH; CYTOCHROMES C; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MITOCHONDRIA, HEART; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 59149099916     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: 13493329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.216.309     Document Type: Article

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