Targeting TNF-α and NF-κB activation by bee venom: Role in suppressing adjuvant induced arthritis and methotrexate hepatotoxicity in rats

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Darwish, Samar F ^a   El Bakly, Wesam M ^b   Arafa, Hossam M ^c   El Demerdash, Ebtehal ^d  

^a FUTURE UNIVERSITY IN EGYPT   (Egypt)

^b AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c Modern University for Technology and Information   (Egypt)

^d Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ARTHRITIS, EXPERIMENTAL; BEE VENOMS; LIVER; MALE; METHOTREXATE; NF-KAPPA B; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 84894237586     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079284     Document Type: Article

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