Hepatoprotective activity of punarnavashtak kwath, an Ayurvedic formulation, against CCl4-induced hepatotoxicity in rats and on the HepG2 cell line

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 408-415

  Shah, Vaishali N ^a   Shah, Mamta B ^b   Bhatt, Parloop A ^b  

^a APMC College of Pharmaceutical Education and Research   (India)

^b L M COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; hepatoprotective; HepG2 cell line; histopathological study; liver enzyme; sleeping time

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALKALOID; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; PUNARNAVASHTAK KWATH; SAPONIN; SILYMARIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; AYURVEDA; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CELL PROTECTION; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RAT; SLEEP TIME; TOXICITY TESTING;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CYTOPROTECTION; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; FEMALE; HEP G2 CELLS; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; MICE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SILYMARIN;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 79953080528     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2010.521162     Document Type: Article

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