Apoptosis and glutathione: beyond an antioxidant

R Franco, JA Cidlowski - Cell Death & Differentiation, 2009 - nature.com
Apoptosis is a conserved homeostatic process critical for organ and tissue morphogenesis,
development, and senescence. This form of programmed cell death also participates in the …

Role of free radicals in liver diseases

P Muriel - Hepatology international, 2009 - Springer
Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (ROS and RNS) are produced by metabolism of
normal cells. However, in liver diseases, redox is increased thereby damaging the hepatic …

Acetaminophen hepatotoxicity and acute liver failure

LJ Chun, MJ Tong, RW Busuttil… - Journal of clinical …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity is a common consequence of acetaminophen
overdose and may lead to acute liver failure (ALF). Currently acetaminophen is the most …

[HTML][HTML] Biochemical mechanisms in drug-induced liver injury: certainties and doubts

I Grattagliano, L Bonfrate, CV Diogo… - World journal of …, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Drug-induced liver injury is a significant and still unresolved clinical problem. Limitations to
knowledge about the mechanisms of toxicity render incomplete the detection of hepatotoxic …

Mouse population-guided resequencing reveals that variants in CD44 contribute to acetaminophen-induced liver injury in humans

AH Harrill, PB Watkins, S Su, PK Ross… - Genome …, 2009 - genome.cshlp.org
Interindividual variability in response to chemicals and drugs is a common regulatory
concern. It is assumed that xenobiotic-induced adverse reactions have a strong genetic …

Hepatoprotective and anti-hepatocarcinogenic effects of glycyrrhizin and matrine

X Wan, M Luo, X Li, P He - Chemico-biological interactions, 2009 - Elsevier
Matrine (Mat), a component extracted from Sophora flavescens Ait, has a wide spectrum of
pharmacological effects. Glycyrrhizin (Gly), a major active constituent of licorice (Glycyrrhiza …

Prolonged treatment with N-acetylcystine delays liver recovery from acetaminophen hepatotoxicity

R Yang, K Miki, X He, ME Killeen, MP Fink - Critical care, 2009 - Springer
Introduction Acetaminophen (APAP) toxicity is the most common cause of acute liver failure
in the US and Europe. Massive hepatocyte necrosis is the predominant feature of APAP …

Population-based discovery of toxicogenomics biomarkers for hepatotoxicity using a laboratory strain diversity panel

AH Harrill, PK Ross, DM Gatti… - Toxicological …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Toxicogenomic studies are increasingly used to uncover potential biomarkers of adverse
health events, enrich chemical risk assessment, and to facilitate proper identification and …

Hepatic sinusoidal cells in health and disease: update from the 14th International Symposium

B Smedsrød, D Le Couteur, K Ikejima… - Liver …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
This review aims to give an update of the field of the hepatic sinusoid, supported by
references to presentations given at the 14th International Symposium on Cells of the …

The effects of acute acetaminophen toxicity on hepatic mRNA expression of SOD, CAT, GSH-Px, and levels of peroxynitrite, nitric oxide, reduced glutathione, and …

Y Cigremis, H Turel, K Adiguzel, M Akgoz… - Molecular and cellular …, 2009 - Springer
We investigated the regulation of antioxidant system under acetaminophen (AAP) toxicity.
Twelve male New Zealand rabbits were divided into two groups with the following …