Effectiveness of cultured Cordyceps sinensis combined with glucocorticosteroid on pulmonary fibrosis induced by bleomycin in rats

Zhongguo Zhongyao Zazhi

Volumn 36, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 2265-2270

  Xu, Huijuan ^a   Li, Shiyue ^b   Lin, Yun'en ^b   Liu, Rong ^b   Gu, Yingying ^b   Liao, Dongjiang ^b  

^a SHANTOU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bleomycin; Cultured cordyceps sinensis; Prednisone; Pulmonary fibrosis; Synergia effect

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; CONNECTIVE TISSUE GROWTH FACTOR; CORDYCEPS SINENSIS EXTRACT; HYDROXYPROLINE; PREDNISONE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SCREENING; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG LAVAGE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

ANIMALS; BLEOMYCIN; CONNECTIVE TISSUE GROWTH FACTOR; CORDYCEPS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; LUNG; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PREDNISONE; PULMONARY FIBROSIS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 80052859694     PISSN: 10015302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4268/cjcmm20111625     Document Type: Article

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