title: Ameliorative effect of Silene aprica on liver injuries induced by carbon tetrachloride and acetaminophen.
abstract: The effect of oral administration of a 50% ethanol extract of Silene aprica (SA) on acute liver injury was examined in rats intoxicated with carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) and acetaminophen. The results indicated that SA protected the liver from CCl4- and acetaminophen-induced injury as judged by morphological and biochemical observations. An increase in both lipid peroxidation (LPO) and triglyceride concentrations occurred in the liver with CCl4 injection, SA administration significantly reduced these changes.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Institute of Chinese Pharmaceutical Sciences, China Medical College, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Yu-Jen
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: Wen-Tsuan
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.forename: Yueh-Wem
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Wen-Chuan
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000082:Acetaminophen; D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D002251:Carbon Tetrachloride; D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D029751:Silene
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D010936:Plant Extracts; D000082:Acetaminophen; D002251:Carbon Tetrachloride; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase