Protective role of intestinal bacterial metabolism against baicalin-induced toxicity in HepG2 cell cultures

Journal of Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 363-371

  Khanal, Tilak ^a   Kim, Hyung Gyun ^a   Choi, Jae Ho ^a   Park, Bong Hwan ^a   Do, Minh Truong ^a   Kang, Mi Jeong ^b   Yeo, Hee Kyung ^c   Kim, Dong Hyun ^c   Kang, Wonku ^b   Jeong, Tae Cheon ^b   Jeong, Hye Gwang ^a  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

^c Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Baicalein; Baicalin; Cytotoxicity; Intestinal microflora; Metabolism; Protection

Indexed keywords

BAICALIN; CASPASE 3; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CELL PROTECTION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; INTESTINE FLORA; NICK END LABELING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS;

EID: 84859310198     PISSN: 03881350     EISSN: 18803989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2131/jts.37.363     Document Type: Article

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