Effect of proanthocyanidin, arginine and glutamine supplementation on methotrexate-induced gastrointestinal toxicity in rats

Methods and Findings in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 657-661

  Gulgun, M ^a   Karaoglu, Abdulbaki ^b   Kesik, V ^b   Kurt, B ^b   Erdem, O ^b   Tok, D ^a   Kismet, E ^b   Koseoglu, V ^b   Ozcan, O ^b  

^a Kayseri State Hospital   (Turkey)

^b GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GLUTAMINE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALONALDEHYDE; METHOTREXATE; PROANTHOCYANIDIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; RAT; SUPPLEMENTATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTIMETABOLITES, ANTINEOPLASTIC; ANTIOXIDANTS; ARGININE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; GLUTAMINE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; INTESTINAL DISEASES; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; METHOTREXATE; PROANTHOCYANIDINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 79954567499     PISSN: 03790355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1358/mf.2010.32.9.1516694     Document Type: Article

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