Protective effects of gypenosides against fatty liver disease induced by high fat and cholesterol diet and alcohol in rats

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1241-1250

  Qin, Renan ^a   Zhang, Jianyu ^b   Li, Chuyuan ^a   Zhang, Xiaoqi ^b   Xiong, Aihua ^b   Huang, Feng ^b   Yin, Zhen ^b   Li, Kongyan ^b   Qin, Wenyu ^b   Chen, Mingzhen ^b   Zhang, Shubing ^b   Liang, Lingyi ^b   Zhang, Huiye ^a   Nie, Hong ^b   Ye, Wencai ^b  

^a Hutchison Whampoa Guangzhou Baiyunshan Chinese Medicine Co Ltd   (China)

^b JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Animal model; Fatty liver disease; Gypenosides; Lipid metabolism; PPAR

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; FATTY ACID; GYPENOSIDE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MALONALDEHYDE; MESSENGER RNA; MEVINOLIN; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR ALPHA; SILYMARIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL DIET; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FATTY LIVER; GYNOSTEMMA PENTAPHYLLUM; LIPID DIET; LIPID METABOLISM; LIVER; LIVER CELL; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHOLESTEROL, DIETARY; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CYTOPROTECTION; DIET, HIGH-FAT; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FATTY LIVER; FATTY LIVER, ALCOHOLIC; GYNOSTEMMA; LIVER; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MITOCHONDRIA, LIVER; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PPAR ALPHA; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 84864955663     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: 19763786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12272-012-0715-5     Document Type: Article

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