THE ROLE OF GHRELIN AGAINST ACUTE CARBON TETRACHLORIDE HEPATOTOXICITY IN RATS

ŞAHİN S., Alatas O.

NOBEL MEDICUS, vol.9, no.3, pp.43-48, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 9 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Journal Name: NOBEL MEDICUS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.43-48
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Due to its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects, the peptide ghrelin has a protective effect in a variety of tissues. Antioxidant properties of ghrelin have been recently reported in various types of oxidative stress. Therefore, we designed this study to explore the antioxidative effects of ghrehn in acute liver injury induced by carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) in rats.