Protective effect of baicalein extracted from Scutellaria baicalensis against lipopolysaccharide-induced glomerulonephritis in mice

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 81-88

  Yeh, Jeng Hsien ^a,b   Chiu, Hui Fen ^c   Wang, Jyh Seng ^a   Lee, Jenn Kuen ^a   Chou, Tz Chong ^d  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG HWA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Baicalein; Glomerulonephritis; Inflammation; Lipopolysaccharide; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

8 ISOPROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; BAICALEIN; CREATININE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NITRATE; NITRITE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; GLOMERULUS EPITHELIUM; KIDNEY MASS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEINURIA; RENAL PROTECTION; SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 76549123698     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2010.81.88     Document Type: Article

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