Graptopetalum paraguayense ameliorates chemical-induced rat hepatic fibrosis in vivo and inactivates stellate cells and Kupffer cells in vitro.

BACKGROUND: Graptopetalum paraguayense (GP) is a folk herbal medicine with hepatoprotective effects that is used in Taiwan. The aim of this study was to evaluate the hepatoprotective and antifibrotic effects of GP on experimental hepatic fibrosis in both dimethylnitrosamine (DMN)- and carbon tetrach...

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Main Authors: Li-Jen Su, Chia-Chuan Chang, Chih-Hsueh Yang, Shur-Jong Hsieh, Yi-Chin Wu, Jin-Mei Lai, Tzu-Ling Tseng, Chi-Ying F Huang, Shih-Lan Hsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3545924?pdf=render