Gynostemma pentaphyllum protects mouse male germ cells against apoptosis caused by zearalenone via Bax and Bcl-2 regulation

Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 153-158

  Yuan, Hui ^a   Deng, Youtian ^a   Yuan, Liyun ^a   Wu, Jing ^a   Yuan, Zhihang ^a   Yi, Jine ^a   Zhang, Ming ^a   Guo, Chengzhi ^a   Wen, Lixin ^a   Li, Rongfang ^a   Zhu, Li ^a   He, Zuping ^b  

^a HUNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti toxicity; Bax and Bcl 2; Gynostemma pentaphyllum; Male germ cells; Zearalenone

Indexed keywords

GYNOSTEMMA PENTAPHYLLUM EXTRACT; MALONALDEHYDE; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; ZEARALENONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL LEVEL; CELL PROTECTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GERM CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MALE ANIMAL; MOUSE; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TESTIS; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GYNOSTEMMA; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; RNA, MESSENGER; SPERMATOZOA; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TESTIS; ZEARALENONE;

GYNOSTEMMA PENTAPHYLLUM; MUS;

EID: 77149156277     PISSN: 15376516     EISSN: 15376524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15376511003660185     Document Type: Article

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