Insights in the mechanism underlying the protective effect of α-lipoic acid against acetaminophen-hepatotoxicity

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 726, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 116-123

  Elshazly, Shimaa M ^a   El Moselhy, Mohamed A ^b,c   Barakat, Waleed ^a  

^a Zagazig University   (Egypt)

^b Minia University   (Egypt)

^c IBN SINA NATIONAL COLLEGE FOR MEDICAL STUDIES   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Lipoic acid; Acetaminophen; CBS; HO 1; Nrf2

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; MALONALDEHYDE; PARACETAMOL; THIOCTIC ACID;

ANIMAL; BLOOD; CELL PROTECTION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOLOGY; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CYTOPROTECTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GLUTATHIONE; LIVER; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; NF-KAPPA B; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; THIOCTIC ACID;

EID: 84893685845     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: 18790712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2014.01.042     Document Type: Article

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