β-elemene inhibits expression of ANG II and RhoA/ROCK signaling in hepatic stellate Cells

Zhongguo Zhongyao Zazhi

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 458-463

  Yang, Ling ^a   Dan, Dan ^b   Zhu, Rui ^a   Zhou, Wen ^a   Qian, Wei ^a   Ye, Jin ^a   Hou, Xiaohua ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Wuhan Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

elemene; ANG II; Rho ROCK; Hepatic fibrosis; Hepatic stellate cell

Indexed keywords

4 (1 AMINOETHYL) N (4 PYRIDYL)CYCLOHEXANECARBOXAMIDE; ANGIOTENSIN II; BETA ELEMENE; MESSENGER RNA; RHOA GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; LIVER CELL; LIVER CELL CULTURE; LIVER FIBROSIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STELLATE CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; GENE EXPRESSION; HEPATIC STELLATE CELLS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; RATS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHO-ASSOCIATED KINASES; RHOA GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; RNA, MESSENGER; SESQUITERPENES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 65649128971     PISSN: 10015302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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