Open AccessAntioxidant role of heme oxygenase-1 in prehepatic portal hypertensive rats
Author(s) -
Soledad Gonzales,
Miguel A. Pérez,
Juan Carlos Perazzo,
Marı́a L. Tomaro
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v12.i26.4149
Subject(s) - heme oxygenase , oxidative stress , tbars , chemistry , glutathione , antioxidant , glutathione peroxidase , superoxide dismutase , lipid peroxidation , endocrinology , medicine , bilirubin , thiobarbituric acid , malondialdehyde , heme , biochemistry , enzyme
To study the effect of bilirubin on the oxidative liver status and the activity and expression of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) in rat liver injury induced by prehepatic portal hypertension.