Role of the heme oxygenase/carbon monoxide pathway in the pathogenesis and prevention of hepatic encephalopathy

Molecular Medicine Reports

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 67-74

  Wang, Qiu Ming ^a   Yin, Xue Ying ^a   Duan, Zhi Jun ^a   Guo, Shi Bin ^a   Sun, Xiao Yu ^a  

^a DALIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aquaporin 4; Carboxyhemoglobin; Heme oxygenase 1; Hepatic encephalopathy; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; AQUAPORIN 4; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN; HEME OXYGENASE 1; PROTOPORPHYRIN COBALT; PROTOPORPHYRIN ZINC;

AMMONIA BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT LIGATION; BRAIN WATER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOGENESIS; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD PRESSURE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; AQUAPORIN 4; BRAIN; CARBON MONOXIDE; DIET; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEME OXYGENASE-1; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

RATTUS;

EID: 84878948860     PISSN: 17912997     EISSN: 17913004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2013.1472     Document Type: Article

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