Abstract | BACKGROUND/AIMS: Hepatic fibrosis occurs as a result of injury to the liver parenchyma and biliary system. We have studied the effect of the traditional Chinese medicinal herb, Salvia miltiorrhiza, in an experimental model of hepatic fibrosis and evaluated its effect on various paradigms involved in hepatic fibrosis. METHODS: RESULTS: CONCLUSION:
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Authors | S Wasser, J M Ho, H K Ang, C E Tan |
Journal | Journal of hepatology
(J Hepatol)
Vol. 29
Issue 5
Pg. 760-71
(Nov 1998)
ISSN: 0168-8278 [Print] Netherlands |
PMID | 9833914
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Drugs, Chinese Herbal
- Extracellular Matrix Proteins
- Free Radical Scavengers
- Plant Extracts
- Transforming Growth Factor beta
- Carbon Tetrachloride
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Topics |
- Animals
- Carbon Tetrachloride
- Drugs, Chinese Herbal
(administration & dosage)
- Extracellular Matrix Proteins
(biosynthesis)
- Free Radical Scavengers
(administration & dosage)
- Liver Cirrhosis, Experimental
(drug therapy, metabolism, pathology)
- Male
- Plant Extracts
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
- Salvia miltiorrhiza
- Transforming Growth Factor beta
(biosynthesis)
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