The antiviral effects of aqueous extracts of Terminalis chebula Retz., Sanguisorba officinalis L., Rubus coreanus Miq. and Rheum palmatum L. were examined by a cell culture system using a hepatitis B virus (HBV) producing cell line, HepG2 2.2.15. The extracts were assayed for the inhibition of HBV
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infects 200 million people worldwide, and 75% of HCV cases progress into chronic infections, which consequently cause cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. HCV infection is treated with currently considered standard drugs, including direct anti-viral agents (DAAs), alone or
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the anti-apoptosis effects of Rubus alceaefolius total alkaloids in rats with hepatic injury.
METHODS
The hepatic injury model of rat was induced by intraperitoneal injection with CCl4. Sixty SD rats were randomly divided into the normal group, the model group, the R.
Inflammation and oxidative stress are the key events in carcinogenetic transformation. Black raspberries (BRB) have been demonstrated to have antioxidant, antiinflammatory and anticancer bioactivities. In this study, a concanavalin A induced hepatitis mouse model is used to examine the effect of BRB
BACKGROUND
Rubus aleaefolius Poir. (Rosaceae) is used as a folk medicine to treat various types of hepatitis with significant effects in Fujian Province of China. The ethyl acetate fraction of R. aleaefolius root ethanol extract proved effective after our testing in vivo animal
The purpose of this study was to study the hepatoprotective effects of the most promising extract of the root from Rubus aleaefolius Poir. and to isolate and identify the active components. Various crude forms of Rubus aleaefolius have been evaluated for their effects on CCl(4)-induced acute liver
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