Elephantopus scaber inhibits lipopolysaccharide-induced liver injury by suppression of signaling pathways in rats

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 705-717

  Hung, Hsiao Fang ^a   Hou, Chien Wei ^b   Chen, Yi Ling ^b   Lin, Chih Cheng ^b   Fu, Hua Wen ^a   Wang, Jen Shu ^c   Jeng, Kee Ching ^c  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b YUANPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anti Inflammation; COX 2; Elephantopus scaber; p38 MAPK

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; ELEPHANTOPUS SCABER EXTRACT; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 6; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVER INJURY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; ASTERACEAE; CELL LINE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITORS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; INFLAMMATION; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; LIVER; MICE; MICROGLIA; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 79959997265     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X11009147     Document Type: Article

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