Antiurolithic effect of berberine is mediated through multiple pathways

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 651, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 168-175

  Bashir, Samra ^a,b   Gilani, Anwar H ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

^b BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Animal model; Antioxidant; Berberine; Diuretic; Nephrolithiasis

Indexed keywords

BERBERINE; BUTYLCRESOL; CALCIUM OXALATE; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; MALONALDEHYDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CALCIUM EXCRETION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIURESIS; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG MECHANISM; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; KIDNEY TUBULE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POTASSIUM EXCRETION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SODIUM EXCRETION; URINE PH; URINE VOLUME; UROLITHIASIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BERBERINE; CALCIUM OXALATE; DIURETICS; FEMALE; MALE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; UROLITHIASIS;

EID: 78650676916     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2010.10.076     Document Type: Article

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