[HTML][HTML] Black seed (Nigella sativa) and its constituent thymoquinone as an antidote or a protective agent against natural or chemical toxicities

A Tavakkoli, A Ahmadi, BM Razavi… - Iranian journal of …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Nigella sativa (N. sativa), which belongs to the botanical family of Ranunculaceae,
is a widely used medicinal plant all over the world. N. sativa seeds and oil have been used …

Multiscale cytometry and regulation of 3D cell cultures on a chip

S Sart, RFX Tomasi, G Amselem, CN Baroud - Nature communications, 2017 - nature.com
Three-dimensional cell culture is emerging as a more relevant alternative to the traditional
two-dimensional format. Yet the ability to perform cytometry at the single cell level on intact …

In vivo imaging of leucine aminopeptidase activity in drug-induced liver injury and liver cancer via a near-infrared fluorescent probe

X He, L Li, Y Fang, W Shi, X Li, H Ma - Chemical Science, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The liver, a main detoxification organ, has evolved a complex enzymatic system to respond
to multiple pathological conditions, in which leucine aminopeptidase (LAP) has been …

Hepatic hypoxia-inducible factors inhibit PPARα expression to exacerbate acetaminophen induced oxidative stress and hepatotoxicity

D Li, Y Du, X Yuan, X Han, Z Dong, X Chen… - Free Radical Biology …, 2017 - Elsevier
Oxidative stress has a critical role in the pathogenesis of acetaminophen (APAP) induced
hepatocellular necrosis, and the identification of novel approaches to attenuate oxidative …

Formononetin protects against acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity through enhanced NRF2 activity

F Jin, C Wan, W Li, L Yao, H Zhao, Y Zou, D Peng… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
To examine the effects of formononetin (FMN) on Acetaminophen (APAP)-induced liver
injury in vitro and in vivo. Human non-tumor hepatic cells LO2 were pretreated with either …

[HTML][HTML] Tethering interleukin-22 to apolipoprotein AI ameliorates mice from acetaminophen-induced liver injury

W Chen, X Zhang, J Fan, W Zai, J Luan, Y Li… - Theranostics, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Increasing evidence indicates that interleukin-22 (IL-22) holds tremendous potential as a
protective agent in preventing liver injury, but its pleiotropic effects and pathogenic role in …

Saikosaponin a induces apoptosis through mitochondria-dependent pathway in hepatic stellate cells

CH Chen, MF Chen, SJ Huang, CY Huang… - The American Journal …, 2017 - World Scientific
Saikosaponin a (SSa) is one of the main active components of Bupleurum falcatum. It is
commonly used to treat liver injury and fibrosis in traditional Chinese medicine. Our previous …

Methanol extract of Dicranopteris linearis L. leaves impedes acetaminophen-induced liver intoxication partly by enhancing the endogenous antioxidant system

ZA Zakaria, FH Kamisan, MH Omar… - … and alternative medicine, 2017 - Springer
Background The present study investigated the potential of methanolic extract of
Dicranopteris linearis (MEDL) leaves to attenuate liver intoxication induced by …

Transcriptome analysis of the brain of the sea bream (Sparus aurata) after exposure to human pharmaceuticals at realistic environmental concentrations

M Hampel, J Blasco, M Babbucci, S Ferraresso… - Marine environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Human pharmaceuticals such as Acetaminophen, Atenolol and Carbamazepine are pseudo
persistent aquatic pollutants with yet unknown sub-lethal effects at environmentally relevant …

Acute liver failure

RJ Fontana, K Bari - Schiff's Diseases of the Liver, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Acute liver failure (ALF) is a dramatic life‐threatening illness defined by the sudden onset of
coagulopathy and hepatic encephalopathy in an individual without preexisting liver disease …