Beneficial effects of Ocimum gratissimum aqueous extract on rats with CCl 4 -Induced acute liver injury

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Chiu, Chun Ching ^a,b   Huang, Chih Yang ^c,d   Chen, Tzy Yen ^a,e   Kao, Shao Hsuan ^a,e   Liu, Jer Yuh ^f   Wang, Yi Wen ^a   Tzang, Bor Show ^a,e   Hsu, Tsai Ching ^a,e  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; CAFFEIC ACID; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CATALASE; CATECHIN; EPICATECHIN; GELATINASE A; GELATINASE B; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM EXTRACT; PHOSPHOPROTEIN; RUTOSIDE; SILYMARIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RELA; UROKINASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; LIVER INJURY; LIVER LEVEL; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; WESTERN BLOTTING; ZYMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84864912373     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/736752     Document Type: Article

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