Experimental and clinical evidence of antioxidant therapy in acute pancreatitis

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 18, Issue 39, 2012, Pages 5533-5541

  Esrefoglu, Mukaddes ^a  

^a BEZMIALEM VAKIF UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acute pancreatitis; Antioxidants; Clinical; Experimental; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CAFFEIC ACID PHENETHYL ESTER; CARNITINE; CYTOKINE; EBSELEN; HYDROXYETHYLMETHYLCELLULOSE; LIPOXYGENASE; MELATONIN; PLACEBO; PROTEIN KINASE C; QUERCETIN; RESVERATROL; RETINOL; SCAVENGER; SELENIUM; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; APOPTOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SAFETY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INFLAMMATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TEA; TISSUE INJURY; TOXICITY;

EID: 84873897103     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i39.5533     Document Type: Review

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