Abstract
The present study was undertaken to clarify whether methanolic extract of Tridax procumbens prevents liver fibrosis in rat. The hepatic fibrosis was induced by 28 days of bile duct ligation in rats. The 4-week treatment with Tridex procumbens reduced the serum aspartate aminotransferase (U L−1), glutamate pyruvate transaminase (U L−1), alkaline phosphatase (IU L−1), lactate dehydrogenase (IU L−1), total bilirubin (mg dL−1), direct bilirubin (mg dL−1) and hydroxyproline (mg gm−1) content in liver and improved the histological appearance of liver section. The results of this study led us to conclude that T. procumbens can reduce the degree of hepatocellular damage and may become antifibrotic agent for liver fibrosis.
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