Hepatoprotective properties of Penthorum chinense Pursh against carbon tetrachloride-induced acute liver injury in mice

Hepatoprotective properties of Penthorum chinense Pursh against carbon tetrachloride-induced acute liver injury in mice

Abstract Background Penthorum chinense Pursh (Penthoraceae, PCP), a well-known Miao ethnomedicine, has been traditionally used to treat several liver-related diseases, such as jaundice and viral hepatitis. The aims of the present study were to evaluate the probable properties of the aqueous extract...

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Main Authors: Meng Wang, Xiao-Jiao Zhang, Ruibing Feng, Yun Jiang, Da-Yong Zhang, Chengwei He, Peng Li, Jian-Bo Wan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Chinese Medicine
Subjects:
Carbon tetrachloride
Nuclear factor E2-related factor 2
Hepatotoxicity
Oxidative stress
Penthorum chinense Pursh
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13020-017-0153-x

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