Comparison of the Hepatoprotective Effects of Four Endemic Cirsium Species Extracts from Taiwan on CCl4-Induced Acute Liver Damage in C57BL/6 Mice

Comparison of the Hepatoprotective Effects of Four Endemic Cirsium Species Extracts from Taiwan on CCl4-Induced Acute Liver Damage in C57BL/6 Mice

Species of Cirsium (Asteraceae family) have been used in folk hepatoprotective medicine in Taiwan. We collected four Cirsium species—including the aerial part of Cirsium arisanense (CAH), the aerial part of Cirsium kawakamii (CKH), the flower part of Cirsium japonicum DC. var. australe (CJ...

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Main Authors: Zi-Wei Zhao, Jen-Chih Chang, Li-Wei Lin, Fan-Hsuan Tsai, Hung-Chi Chang, Chi-Rei Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-04-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
Cirsium species
phenylpropanoid glycosides
CCl4
liver damage
antioxidant
inflammation
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/19/5/1329

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