6-gingerol, an active ingredient of ginger, protects acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity in mice

Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1264-1269

  Sabina, Evan Prince ^a   Pragasam, Samuel Joshua ^a   Kumar, Suresh ^a   Rasool, Mahaboobkhan ^a  

^a VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

6 gingerol; Antioxidants; Hepatoprotective; Lipid peroxidation; Mice; Plant extracts

Indexed keywords

6 GINGEROL; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CATALASE; GINGEROL; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; MALONALDEHYDE; PARACETAMOL; SILYMARIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GINGER; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CATECHOLS; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; FATTY ALCOHOLS; GINGER; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; MICE; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 81155153862     PISSN: 16721977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3736/jcim20111116     Document Type: Article

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