Wild bitter gourd protects against alcoholic fatty liver in mice by attenuating oxidative stress and inflammatory responses

Bitter gourd ( Momordica charantia L.) is a common vegetable grown widely in Asia that is used as a traditional medicine. The objective of this study was to investigate whether wild bitter gourd possessed protective effects against chronic alcohol-induced liver injury in mice. C57BL/6 mice were fed...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Food & function 2014-05, Vol.5 (5), p.127-137
Hauptverfasser:	Lu, Kuan-Hung, Tseng, Hui-Chun, Liu, Chun-Ting, Huang, Ching-Jang, Chyuan, Jong-Ho, Sheen, Lee-Yan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Alanine Transaminase - blood Animals Aspartate Aminotransferases - blood Fatty Liver, Alcoholic - drug therapy Fatty Liver, Alcoholic - genetics Fatty Liver, Alcoholic - immunology Fatty Liver, Alcoholic - metabolism Humans Interleukin-6 - genetics Interleukin-6 - immunology Liver - drug effects Liver - immunology Liver - metabolism Male Mice Mice, Inbred C57BL Momordica Momordica charantia Momordica charantia - chemistry Oxidative Stress - drug effects Plant Extracts - administration & dosage Protective Agents - administration & dosage Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha - genetics Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha - immunology
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