Hepatoprotective and antioxidant effects of total extracts and stereoidal saponins of Solanum xanthocarpum and Solanum nigrum in paracetamol induced hepatotoxicity in rats

Pharmacologyonline

Volumn 1, Issue , 2009, Pages 757-768

  Gupta, Amartya K ^a   Ganguly, Partha ^a   Majumder, Upal K ^a   Ghosal, Shibnath ^b  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Indian Herbs Ltd   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Hepatoprotective effect; Paracetamol; S. nigrum; Silymarin; Solanum xanthocarpum; Steroidal saponins

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; PARACETAMOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN; SILYMARIN; SOLANUM NIGRUM EXTRACT; SOLANUM XANTHOCARPUM EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RAT;

EID: 65549103336     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18278620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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