Ameliorative effect of methanol extract of Rubia cordifolia in N-nitrosodiethylamine-induced hepatocellular carcinoma

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 376-383

  Shilpa, P N ^a   Venkatabalasubramanian, Sivaramakrishnan ^a   Devaraj, Sivasitambaram Niranjali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Hydroxyl radicals; Lipid peroxidation; Mitochondrial and respiratory chain enzymes; Reactive oxygen species; Serum markers

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALKALOID; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CATALASE; DIETHYLNITROSAMINE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; METHANOL; MITOCHONDRIAL ENZYME; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT GLYCOSIDE; RUBIA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT; SAPONIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER INJURY; LIVER MITOCHONDRION; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; RAT; RUBIA CORDIFOLIA;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; DIETHYLNITROSAMINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; INDIA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; MALE; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RUBIA;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RUBIA CORDIFOLIA; RUBIA TINCTORUM; RUBIACEAE;

EID: 84856900033     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2011.608073     Document Type: Article

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