Glycyrrhizin attenuates endotoxin- induced acute liver injury after partial hepatectomy in rats

Massive hepatectomy associated with infection induces liver dysfunction, or even multiple organ failure and death. Glycyrrhizin has been shown to exhibit anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether glycyrrhizin could attenuate endotoxin-indu...

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Published in:	Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Main Authors:	B. Tang, H. Qiao, F. Meng, X. Sun
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2007-12-01
Subjects:	Glycyrrhizin Lipopolysaccharide Hepatectomy Inflammatory cytokine Apoptosis Endotoxemia
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2007001200007