Hepatoprotective activity of puerarin against carbon tetrachloride-induced injuries in rats: A randomized controlled trial

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 90-95

  Xia, Dao Zong ^a   Zhang, Pei Hua ^b   Fu, Yan ^c   Yu, Wei Fu ^a   Ju, Meng Ting ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG CHINESE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Zhejiang Institute of Quality Inspection Science   (China)

^c ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Carbon tetrachloride; Hepatoprotection; Hepatotoxicity; Puerarin

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PUERARIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG STRUCTURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALP; ALT; ANTIOXIDANT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AST; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CAT; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; GLUTATHIONE-S-TRANSFERASE; GPX; GR; GSH; GST; HEPATOPROTECTION; HEPATOTOXICITY; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LDH; PUERARIN; SOD; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TBARS; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE POISONING; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; GLUTATHIONE; ISOFLAVONES; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXIDOREDUCTASES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES;

RATTUS;

EID: 84879813501     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: 18736351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2013.05.055     Document Type: Article

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