Assessment of protective role of polyherbal preparation, Livina, against anti-tubercular drug induced liver dysfunction

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 318-322

  Gulati, Kavita ^a   Ray, Arunabha ^a   Vijayan, V K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Anti tubercular therapy; Hepatoprotection; Liver dysfunction; Livina; Polyherbal preparation

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ETHAMBUTOL; LIVINA; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COMBINATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MEDICINAL PLANT; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TOXIC HEPATITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; ETHAMBUTOL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPIN; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954273237     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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