Bee venom inhibits hepatic fibrosis through suppression of Pro-fibrogenic cytokine expression

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 921-935

  Kim, Soo Jung ^a   Park, Ji Hyun ^a   Kim, Kyung Hyun ^a   Lee, Woo Ram ^a   Chang, Young Chae ^a   Park, Kwan Kyu ^a   Lee, Kwang Gill ^b   Han, Sang Mi ^b   Yeo, Joo Hong ^b   Pak, Sok Cheon ^c  

^a Catholic University of Daegu   (South Korea)

^b National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

^c CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anti Fibrogenic Effect; Bee Venom; Hepatic Fibrosis; Hepatocyte

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BEE VENOM; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; FIBRONECTIN; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DRUG ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER NECROSIS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ACTINS; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; APITHERAPY; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BEE VENOMS; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CYTOKINES; ETHANOL; FIBRONECTINS; GENE EXPRESSION; HEPATOCYTES; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; INTERLEUKIN-1BETA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, EXPERIMENTAL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 77956441070     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X10008354     Document Type: Article

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