Hepatoprotective effects and mechanisms of dehydrocavidine in rats with carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatic fibrosis

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 76-84

  Wang, Tao ^a   Zhao, Li Jun ^b   Li, Ping ^b   Jiang, Hua ^a   Lu, Guo Cai ^a   Zhang, Wei Dong ^a   Li, Hui Liang ^a   Yuan, Bo Jun ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon tetrachloride; Dehydrocavidine; Fibrosis genes; Liver fibrosis; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CATALASE; DEHYDROCAVIDINE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HYDROXYPROLINE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; MALONALDEHYDE; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BODY WEIGHT; COLLAGEN DEGRADATION; COLLAGEN METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYDALIS; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOPATHOLOGIC SKIN REACTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYDROXYPROLINE URINE LEVEL; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER LEVEL; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TISSUE REPAIR;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; APOPTOSIS; BERBERINE ALKALOIDS; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CORYDALIS; CYTOKINES; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; GENE EXPRESSION; HYDROXYPROLINE; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; WEIGHT LOSS;

RATTUS;

EID: 80255123792     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.08.039     Document Type: Article

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