Curcumin prevents liver fibrosis by inducing apoptosis and suppressing activation of hepatic stellate cells

Journal of Natural Medicines

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 415-420

  Shu, Jian Chang ^a   He, Ya Jun ^a   Lv, Xia ^a   Ye, Guo Rong ^a   Wang, Le Xin ^b  

^a GUANGZHOU RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (China)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Curcumin; Hepatic stellate cell; Liver fibrosis; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; ANTIOXIDANT; APOPTOSIS INDUCING FACTOR; COLCHICINE; CURCUMIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER CELL; LIVER FIBROSIS; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; PROPHYLAXIS; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; STELLATE CELL;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; APOPTOSIS; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CURCUMIN; HEPATIC STELLATE CELLS; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 69949122086     PISSN: 13403443     EISSN: 18610293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11418-009-0347-3     Document Type: Article

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