The protective effects of green tea extract against L-arginine toxicity to cultured human mesangial cells

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL.1, 2009, Pages

  Shin, Byung Chul ^a   Ryu, Hyun Ho ^b   Chung, Jong Hoon ^c   Lee, Byoung Rai ^c   Kim, Hyun Lee ^c  

^a Seonam University   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

^c Chosun University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Arginine; Green tea extract; Nitric oxide; Polyphenols

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ARGININE; FLAVONOID; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYPHENOLS;

ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; MESANGIUM; MESANGIUM CELL; METABOLISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TEA;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ARGININE; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; FLAVONOIDS; GLOMERULAR MESANGIUM; HUMANS; MESANGIAL CELLS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; PHENOLS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TEA;

EID: 62449270051     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2009.24.S1.S204     Document Type: Article

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