Hepatoprotective effects of Berberis vulgaris L. extract/β cyclodextrin on carbon tetrachloride-induced acute toxicity in mice

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 9014-9034

  Hermenean, Anca ^a   Popescu, Cristina ^a   Ardelean, Aurel ^a   Stan, Miruna ^b   Hadaruga, Nicoleta ^c   Mihali, Ciprian Valentin ^a   Costache, Marieta ^b   Dinischiotu, Anca ^b  

^a VASILE GOLDIS WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF ARAD   (Romania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

^c BANAT S UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Romania)

Author keywords

Berberis vulgaris extract; Hepatoprotection; Oxidative stress; cyclodextrin

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BERBERIS VULGARIS EXTRACT; BETA CYCLODEXTRIN; BILIRUBIN; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CATALASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; MALONALDEHYDE; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BETA CYCLODEXTRIN DERIVATIVE; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FATTY LIVER; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER CELL; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ANIMAL; BERBERIS; BLOOD; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE POISONING; CHEMISTRY; LIVER; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY;

BERBERIS; BERBERIS VULGARIS; MUS;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BERBERIS; BETA-CYCLODEXTRINS; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE POISONING; LIVER; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MICE; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 84864334327     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms13079014     Document Type: Article

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