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Free-radical scavenging action of medicinal herbs from Ghana: Thonningia sanguinea on experimentally-induced liver injuries.
- M. Gyamfi, M. Yonamine, Y. Aniya
- Chemistry, Medicine
- General pharmacology
- 1 June 1999
The antioxidant action of medicinal herbs used in Ghana for treating various ailments was evaluated in vitro and in vivo. Five plants, Desmodium adscendens, Indigofera arrecta, Trema occidentalis,… Expand
Dimerumic acid as an antioxidant of the mold, Monascus anka.
- Y. Aniya, I. Ohtani, +5 authors J. Taira
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Free radical biology & medicine
- 15 March 2000
We previously reported that the mold Monascus anka, traditionally used for fermentation of food, showed antioxidant and hepatoprotective actions against chemically induced liver injuries. In the… Expand
Screening of antioxidant action of various molds and protection of Monascus anka against experimentally induced liver injuries of rats.
- Y. Aniya, T. Yokomakura, +4 authors H. Gibo
- Chemistry, Medicine
- General pharmacology
- 1 February 1999
Antioxidant action of various molds, which are traditionally used for the production of foods or alcoholic beverages in Japan, was studied in vitro and in vivo. Antioxidant action was evaluated by… Expand
Antioxidant and hepatoprotective actions of medicinal herb, Terminalia catappa L. from Okinawa Island and its tannin corilagin.
- S. Kinoshita, Y. Inoue, S. Nakama, T. Ichiba, Y. Aniya
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Phytomedicine : international journal of…
- 5 November 2007
The antioxidant and hepatoprotective actions of Terminalia catappa L. collected from Okinawa Island were evaluated in vitro and in vivo using leaves extract and isolated antioxidants. A water extract… Expand
Free radical scavenging and hepatoprotective actions of the medicinal herb, Crassocephalum crepidioides from the Okinawa Islands.
- Y. Aniya, Tomoyuki Koyama, +4 authors T. Ichiba
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin
- 2005
Free radical scavenging and protective actions against chemically induced hepatotoxicity of Crassocephalum crepidioides were investigated. A water extract of C. crepidioides strongly scavenged… Expand
Mitochondrial glutathione transferases involving a new function for membrane permeability transition pore regulation
- Y. Aniya, N. Imaizumi
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Drug metabolism reviews
- 15 April 2011
The mitochondria in mammalian cells are a predominant resource of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which are produced during respiration-coupled oxidative metabolism or various chemical stresses.… Expand
Activation of rat liver microsomal glutathione S-transferase by hydrogen peroxide: role for protein-dimer formation.
The mechanism of oxygen radical-dependent activation of hepatic microsomal glutathione S-transferase by hydrogen peroxide was studied. Glutathione S-transferase activity in liver microsomes was… Expand
Antioxidant properties of Thonningianin A, isolated from the African medicinal herb, Thonningia sanguinea.
The antioxidant properties of Thonningianin A (Th A), an ellagitannin, isolated from the methanolic extract of the African medicinal herb, Thonningia sanguinea were studied using the NADPH and… Expand
Medicinal herb, Thonningia sanguinea protects against aflatoxin B1 acute hepatotoxicity in Fischer 344 rats
1. Thonningia sanguinea, a plant used prophylactically against bronchial asthma in Ghana was recently found to have antioxidative and hepatoprotective actions in our laboratory. 2. In this study, the… Expand
Oxidative stress-induced activation of microsomal glutathione S-transferase in isolated rat liver.
The activation of microsomal glutathione (GSH) S-transferase in isolated rat liver by oxidative stress was investigated using both ischemia/reperfusion and perfusion with hydrogen peroxide. When the… Expand