Supplementation of Psidium guajava (Guava) fruit polysaccharide attenuates paracetamol-induced liver injury by enhancing the endogenous antioxidant activity

This study was aimed to determine the effect of polysaccharide from guava fruit on paracetamol (PCM)-induced liver injury. Aqueous extract of Psidium guajava fruit was treated with 95% ethanol to collect the water soluble polysaccharide precipitates. Thirty-eight male Sprague Dawley rats were divide...

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Main Authors: Aspalilah Alias (Author), Faizah Othman (Author), Abdul Rashid Li (Author), Aqilah Kamaruddin (Author), Rafizul Yusof (Author), Farida Hussan (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 2015-08.
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