Open AccessInteraction of L-Arginine-methyl ester and Sonic hedgehog in liver ischemia-reperfusion injury in the rats
Author(s) -
Mehmet Cudi Tuncer,
Hayrettin Öztürk,
Hüseyin Büyükbayram,
Hülya Öztürk
Publication year - 2007
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.v13.i28.3841
Subject(s) - lactate dehydrogenase , malondialdehyde , endocrinology , medicine , reperfusion injury , sonic hedgehog , nitric oxide , liver injury , arginine , hepatocyte , sinusoid , ischemia , biology , pathology , biochemistry , oxidative stress , enzyme , amino acid , signal transduction , in vitro
To investigate the role of Sonic hedgehog (Shh) on the course of liver ischemia and reperfusion (I/R) in rats, and the interaction between treatment with nitric oxide donor L-Arginine-methyl ester (L-Arg) and up-regulation of Shh expression.