Ajoene, a stable garlic by-product, has an antioxidant effect through Nrf2-mediated glutamate-cysteine ligase induction in HepG2 cells and primary hepatocytes

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 140, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1211-1219

  Kay, Hee Yeon ^a   Yang, Jin Won ^a   Kim, Tae Hyun ^a   Lee, Da Yeon ^b   Kang, Bomi ^b   Ryu, Jae Ha ^b   Jeon, Raok ^b   Kim, Sang Geon ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Sookmyung Women's University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AJOENE; GLUTAMATE CYSTEINE LIGASE; GLUTATHIONE; KELCH LIKE ECH ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 1; LUCIFERASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NRF2;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL PROTECTION; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; GARLIC; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIVER CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; UBIQUITINATION;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CELLS, CULTURED; DISULFIDES; ENZYME INDUCTION; GLUTAMATE-CYSTEINE LIGASE; HEPATOCYTES; HUMANS; NF-E2-RELATED FACTOR 2; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOSPHORYLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; UBIQUITINATION;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; MUS;

EID: 77953751455     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.110.121277     Document Type: Article

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