Protection by dietary spirulina platensis against d-galactosamine-and acetaminophen-induced liver injuries

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 103, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1573-1576

  Lu, Jun ^a   Ren, Di Feng ^b   Wang, Jian Zhong ^b   Sanada, Hiroo ^a   Egashira, Yukari ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; D Galactosamine; IL 18; Liver injury; Spirulina platensis

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BUTYLCRESOL; GALACTOSAMINE; INTERLEUKIN 18; PARACETAMOL; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; FOOD COMPOSITION; GENE EXPRESSION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; DIET; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; GALACTOSAMINE; INTERLEUKIN-18; LIVER; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; RNA, MESSENGER; SPIRULINA; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES;

MUS; SPIRULINA; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS;

EID: 77953609414     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114509993758     Document Type: Article

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