Cortex Dictamni extract induces apoptosis of activated hepatic stellate cells via STAT1 and attenuates liver fibrosis in mice

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 173-178

  Wu, Xing Xin ^a   Wu, Li Mei ^a   Fan, Jing Jing ^a   Qin, Yu ^a   Chen, Gong ^a   Wu, Xue Feng ^a   Shen, Yan ^a   Sun, Yang ^a   Xu, Qiang ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Hepatic stellate cells; Liver fibrosis; STAT1

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CASPASE 3; COLCHICINE; COLLAGEN; CORTEX DICTAMNI EXTRACT; JANUS KINASE; LIPOCORTIN 5; N BENZYL 2 CYANO 3 (3,4 DIHYDROXYPHENYL)ACRYLAMIDE; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR; PLANT EXTRACT; STAT1 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTEX DICTAMNI; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER CELL CULTURE; LIVER FIBROSIS; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STAINING; STELLATE CELL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CASPASE 3; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; DICTAMNUS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HEPATIC STELLATE CELLS; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT BARK; PLANT ROOTS; POLY(ADP-RIBOSE) POLYMERASES; STAT1 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TYRPHOSTINS;

MUS;

EID: 79955468479     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.03.010     Document Type: Article

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