Antioxidant and hepatoprotective effects of the red ginseng essential oil in H 2O 2-treated HepG2 cells and CCL 4-treated mice

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 2314-2330

  Bak, Min Ji ^a   Jun, Mira ^b   Jeong, Woo Sik ^a  

^a Inje University   (South Korea)

^b Dong A University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzymes; Catalase; GPx; MAPK; Panax ginseng; Red ginseng essential oil; SOD

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CATALASE; ESSENTIAL OIL; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; RED GINSENG ESSENTIAL OIL; SILYMARIN; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIOXIDANTS; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT EXTRACTS;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER CELL; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING; ANIMALS; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE POISONING; CHEMISTRY; CYTOPROTECTION; DRUG EFFECTS; HEP G2 CELLS; HUMANS; LIVER; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PANAX;

ANIMALIA; MUS; PANAX GINSENG;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE POISONING; CYTOPROTECTION; HEP G2 CELLS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LIVER; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; OILS, VOLATILE; PANAX; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 84857672123     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms13022314     Document Type: Article

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