The protective effects of Curcuma longa Linn. extract on carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatotoxicity in rats via upregulation of Nrf2

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1331-1338

  Lee, Hyeong Seon ^a   Li, Li ^a   Kim, Hyun Kyung ^a,b   Bilehal, Dinesh ^a   Li, Wei ^a   Lee, Dong Seok ^a   Kim, Yong Ho ^a  

^a Inje University   (South Korea)

^b Gimcheon University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Carbon tetrachloride; Curcuma longa Linn. extract; Hepatotoxicity; Nuclear factor erythroid 2 (NF E2) related factor 2 (Nrf2); Phase II detoxifying enzyme

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CATALASE; CURCUMA LONGA EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; MALONALDEHYDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NRF2;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; LIVER HOMOGENATE; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; RAT; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CURCUMA; CYTOPROTECTION; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; LIVER; MALE; NF-E2-RELATED FACTOR 2; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; UP-REGULATION;

CURCUMA LONGA; RATTUS;

EID: 77957745218     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1002.03010     Document Type: Article

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