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ArticleThe Journal of membrane biology2013

Protective effects of the flavonoid-rich fraction from rhizomes of Smilax glabra Roxb. on carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatotoxicity in rats.

Daozong Xia, Yongsheng Fan, Peihua Zhang, Yan Fu, Mengting Ju, Xiaosa Zhang

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Article in The Journal of membrane biology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Daozong XiaCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, No. 548, Binwen Road, Hangzhou 310053, Zhejiang Province, China.
Yongsheng Fan
Peihua Zhang
Yan Fu
Mengting Ju
Xiaosa Zhang
Zhejiang Chinese Medical University · CNZhejiang Institute of Special Equipment Inspection · CNZhejiang University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatoprotective agents could prevent tissue damage and reduce morbidity and mortality rates; such agents may include folkloric or alternative treatments. The present study evaluated the protective effects of the flavonoid-rich fraction from rhizomes of Smilax glabra Roxb. (SGF) on carbon tetrachloride (CCl₄)-induced hepatotoxicity in rats. Sprague-Dawley male rats were orally treated with SGF daily and received CCl₄ intraperitoneally twice a week for 4 weeks. Our results showed that SGF at doses of 100, 300 and 500 mg/kg significantly reduced the elevated activities of serum aminotransferases (ALT and AST), alkaline phosphatase and lactate dehydrogenase and the level of hepatic thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances compared to the CCl₄-treated group. Moreover, SGF treatment was also found to significantly increase the activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase, glutathione reductase, glutathione-S-transferase and glutathione compared with CCl₄-induced intoxicated liver. Histopathologic examination revealed that CCl₄-induced hepatic damage was markedly reversed by SGF. The results suggest that SGF has hepatoprotective and antioxidant properties in CCl₄-induced liver injury in rats.

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AnimalsCarbon TetrachlorideCarbon Tetrachloride PoisoningChemical and Drug Induced Liver InjuryFlavonoidsLiverMaleOxidoreductasesPlant ExtractsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRhizomeSmilaxCarbon TetrachlorideFlavonoidsOxidoreductasesPlant Extracts

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