Emodin, a naturally occurring anthraquinone, ameliorates experimental autoimmune myocarditis in rats

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 227, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 225-230

  Song, Zhan Chun ^a,b   Wang, Zhan Sheng ^a   Bai, Jing Hui ^a,c   Li, Zhao ^a   Hu, Jian ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Fushun Central Hospital   (China)

^c LIAONING CANCER HOSPITAL AND INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Emodin; Experimental autoimmune myocarditis; Heart failure; Inlammation; Myocarditis

Indexed keywords

EMODIN; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MECHANISM; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART PROTECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT;

ANIMALS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; BODY WEIGHT; EMODIN; INFLAMMATION; INTERLEUKIN-1BETA; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; MYOCARDIUM; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; RATS, INBRED LEW; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RELA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84863879235     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: 13493329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.227.225     Document Type: Article

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