Hepatoprotective and antioxidant activity of Amaranthus spinosus against CCl4 induced toxicity

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 364-366

  Zeashan, Hussain ^a   Amresh, G ^a   Singh, Satyawan ^b   Rao, Chandana Venkateswara ^a  

^a CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Saroj Institute of Technology and Management   (India)

Author keywords

Amaranthus spinosus; Antioxidant; Hepatoprotective; HepG2

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS EXTRACT; ANTIOXIDANT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; GALLIC ACID; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; SUPEROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; LIVER CELL; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

AMARANTHUS; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE POISONING; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; GALLIC ACID; HUMANS; LIVER; MODELS, ANIMAL; PHENOLS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS;

AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS; RATTUS;

EID: 68849118714     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.05.010     Document Type: Article

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