Hepatoprotective effects of Coptidis rhizoma aqueous extract on carbon tetrachloride-induced acute liver hepatotoxicity in rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 130-136

  Ye, Xingshen ^a   Feng, Yibin ^a   Tong, Yao ^a   Ng, Kwan Ming ^b   Tsao, SaiWah ^c   Lau, George K K ^d   Sze, Chowing ^a   Zhang, Yanbo ^a   Tang, Jun ^a   Shen, Jiangang ^a   Kobayashi, Seiichi ^e  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^e HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alanine aminotransferase; Aspartate aminotransferase; Carbon tetrachloride; Coptidis rhizoma aqueous extract; Liver histopathology; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BERBERINE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; COPTIS RHIZOME EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BERBERIS; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPTIS; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

RATTUS;

EID: 67349130113     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.04.003     Document Type: Article

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