Crocin Abrogates Carbon Tetrachloride-Induced Renal Toxicity in Rats via Modulation of Metabolizing Enzymes and Diminution of Oxidative Stress, Apoptosis, and Inflammatory Cytokines

Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 330-339

  Hassan, Memy H ^a,b   Bahashawan, Saleh A ^a   Abdelghany, Tamer M ^b   Abd Allah, Gamil M ^b   Ghobara, Mohamed M ^a,c  

^a TAIBAH UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Al Azhar University   (Egypt)

^c TANTA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Carbon Tetrachloride; Crocin; Metabolizing Enzymes; Oxidative Stress

Indexed keywords

CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CASPASE 3; CATALASE; CORN OIL; CREATININE; CROCIN; CYTOCHROME P450 2E1; CYTOKINE; ENZYME; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; INTERLEUKIN 6; LIPID PEROXIDE; MALONALDEHYDE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; URIC ACID; CAROTENOID; PROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY INJURY; KIDNEY MASS; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; ENZYMOLOGY; KIDNEY;

RATTUS; ZEA MAYS;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CAROTENOIDS; CATALASE; CYTOKINES; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; KIDNEY; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 84935744968     PISSN: 10956670     EISSN: 10990461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbt.21702     Document Type: Article

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