Hepatoprotective and antioxidant effects of gallic acid in paracetamol-induced liver damage in mice

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 638-643

  Rasool, Mahaboob Khan ^a   Sabina, Evan Prince ^a   Ramya, Segu R ^a   Preety, Pranatharthiharan ^a   Patel, Smita ^a   Mandal, Niharika ^a   Mishra, Punya P ^a   Samuel, Jaisy ^a  

^a VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Gallic acid; Lipid peroxidation; Paracetamol; Tumour necrosis factor alpha

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CATALASE; GALLIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; PARACETAMOL; SILYMARIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; GALLIC ACID; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; MICE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 84940561205     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/jpp.62.05.0012     Document Type: Article

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