Carotenoid lutein protects rats from paracetamol-, carbon tetrachloride- and ethanol-induced hepatic damage

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1054-1060

  Sindhu, Edakkadath R ^a   Firdous, Alikkunjhi P ^a   Preethi, Korengath C ^a   Kuttan, Ramadasan ^a  

^a AMALA CANCER RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

antioxidants; carotenoids; hepatoprotection; lutein; oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

3,3' DIHYDROXY BETA,EPSILON CAROTENE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BILIRUBIN; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CAROTENOID; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HYDROPEROXIDE; HYDROXYPROLINE; PARACETAMOL; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHOPHYLL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BILIRUBIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CATALASE; CYTOPROTECTION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; ETHANOL; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HYDROXYPROLINE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; LUTEIN; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 77954904046     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7158.2010.01123.x     Document Type: Article

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