Hepatoprotective effect of cactus extract against carcinogenicity of benzo(a)pyrene on liver of Balb/C mice

Journal of Medicinal Plant Research

Volumn 5, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 4627-4639

  Brahmi, Dalel ^a,b   Ayed, Yousra ^a   Bouaziz, Chayma ^a   Zourgui, Lazhar ^b   Hassen, Wafa ^a   Bacha, Hassen ^a  

^a Faculty of Dentistry   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GABES   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Anti carcinogenicity; Antioxidant activity; Benzo(a)pyrene; Cactus cladode extract; In vivo

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BENZO[A]PYRENE; CATALASE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 27; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; MALONALDEHYDE; OPUNTIA FICUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; IN VIVO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER CANCER; LIVER PROTECTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPUNTIA; OPUNTIA FICUS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT GENE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; UPREGULATION;

CACTACEAE; MUS; OPUNTIA FICUS-INDICA; XEROPHYTA;

EID: 81555216085     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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