Inhibition of oxidative stress and apoptosis enables extended maintenance of integrity and function of isolated hepatocytes in suspension

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1082-1088

  Wigg, Alan J ^a   Barritt, Greg J ^b   Young, Graeme P ^a   Phillips, John W ^b  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bioartificial liver; Hepatocyte suspension culture; Isolated hepatocytes; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL SUCCINATE; AMMONIA; BUFFER; CASPASE 3; COLLAGENASE; GLUCOSE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE; GLYCOGEN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; TRYPAN BLUE; UREA;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL METABOLISM; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SUSPENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; UREA CYCLE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELLS, CULTURED; CULTURE MEDIA; HEPATOCYTES; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SUSPENSIONS; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

EID: 66549127692     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2009.05798.x     Document Type: Article

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