Effect of Trifolium pratense extract on methionine-choline-deficient diet-induced steatohepatitis in C57BL/6 mice

Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 194-198

  Chen, Tong ^a,b   Zhong, Fo Jin ^a   Hong, Ya Min ^a   Su, Wei Jiao ^a   Zhuang, Li Li ^a   Qiu, Long Xin ^a,b  

^a LONGYAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Fujian Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology   (China)

Author keywords

Hepatic steatosis; Liver inflammation; Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor ; Steatohepatitis; Trifolium pratense

Indexed keywords

ACETYL COENZYME A; CARNITINE PALMITOYLTRANSFERASE I; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLINE; EOSIN; FATTY ACID BINDING PROTEIN; HEMATOXYLIN; LIPID; METHIONINE; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR ALPHA; RED CLOVER EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; MESSENGER RNA; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FATTY LIVER; FEEDING; GENE EXPRESSION; HEPATITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIPID LIVER LEVEL; MALE; MOUSE; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAINING; TREATMENT DURATION; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; CLOVER; COMPLICATION; DEFICIENCY; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECTS; INFLAMMATION; LIVER; METABOLISM; NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE; PHYTOTHERAPY; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

ANIMALS; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLINE DEFICIENCY; DIET; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; INFLAMMATION; LIVER; MALE; METHIONINE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PPAR GAMMA; RNA, MESSENGER; TRIFOLIUM; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 84897084422     PISSN: 20956975     EISSN: 18755364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1875-5364(14)60032-7     Document Type: Article

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