Thymoquinone improves the kidney and liver changes induced by chronic cyclosporine A treatment and acute renal ischaemia/reperfusion in rats

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 731-739

  Farag, Mahmoud M ^a   Ahmed, Ghada O ^a   Shehata, Rowaida R ^a   Kazem, Amani H ^b  

^a Alexandria University Faculty of Pharmacy   (Egypt)

^b ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

cyclosporine A; hepatotoxicity; nephrotoxicity; renal ischaemia reperfusion; thymoquinone

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CREATININE; CYCLOSPORIN A; GLUTATHIONE; MALONALDEHYDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THYMOQUINONE; UREA; ANTIOXIDANT; BENZOQUINONE DERIVATIVE; CYCLOSPORIN;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; KIDNEY INJURY; KIDNEY ISCHEMIA; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LIVER INJURY; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; REPERFUSION INJURY; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECTS; KIDNEY; LIVER; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BENZOQUINONES; CREATININE; CYCLOSPORINE; GLUTATHIONE; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; REPERFUSION INJURY; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UREA;

EID: 84928160526     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: 20427158     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jphp.12363     Document Type: Article

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