Induction of NAD(P)H:Quinone Oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) by Glycyrrhiza Species Used for Women's Health: Differential Effects of the Michael Acceptors Isoliquiritigenin and Licochalcone A

Chemical Research in Toxicology

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 2130-2141

  Hajirahimkhan, Atieh ^a   Simmler, Charlotte ^a   Dong, Huali ^a   Lantvit, Daniel D ^a   Li, Guannan ^a   Chen, Shao Nong ^a   Nikolić, Dejan ^a   Pauli, Guido F ^a   Van Breemen, Richard B ^a   Dietz, Birgit M ^a   Bolton, Judy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURCUMIN; GLABRIDIN; ISOLIQUIRITIGENIN; LICOCHALCONE A; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE (PHOSPHATE) DEHYDROGENASE (QUINONE); SULFORAPHANE; XANTHOHUMOL; CHALCONE DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BREAST EPITHELIUM CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; FEMALE; GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIVER; MAMMARY GLAND; NONHUMAN; RAT; WOMEN'S HEALTH; ANIMAL; CELL LINE; DRUG EFFECTS; GLYCYRRHIZA; HEP-G2 CELL LINE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TUMOR CELL LINE; UDDER;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CHALCONES; FEMALE; GLYCYRRHIZA; HEP G2 CELLS; HUMANS; LIVER; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MICE; NAD(P)H DEHYDROGENASE (QUINONE); PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84947087431     PISSN: 0893228X     EISSN: 15205010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.5b00310     Document Type: Article

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