Figure 2.
Hepatoprotective effect on carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced chronic liver injury in mice. (A) Liver tissue of mice and corresponding hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining. Groups were as described in “Methods: animal”. The tissue was enlarged locally and diffusion miliary dots were observed in the chronic liver injury (CLI) group; the HE staining was 200×; (B) Body weight gain, liver index, and pathological score. Groups were as described in “Methods: animal”; (C) The activity of alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-PX), and catalase (CAT). Groups were as described in “Methods: animal”. Data was the mean ± SD of n = 10 mice/group. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001 compared with the control group and # p < 0.05, ## p < 0.01 compared with the CLI group.