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Protective Effects of Moschus Against Carbon Tetrachloride-Induced Acute Hepatotoxicity in ICR Mice
Park, Jae-Seuk; Kim, Seung-Wook; Lee, Kyu-Jae; Kwon, Ki-Rok
Abstract
Objectives : This study was aimed at investigating liver protection mechanism of Moschus by inducing liver toxicity through in mice and evaluated histological and serological findings. Methods : Experiment groups was categorized into untreated normal group, treated control group, and orally administered Moschus experiment group. At the termination of experiment, gross examination of the liver as well as histological findings, and Total protein, Total bilirubin, Direct bilirubin SGOT, SGPT, and ALP contents in the serum were evaluated. Results : 1. For gross examination and histological findings, treated control group showed destroyed lobular structure, increased fibrosis, as well as hepatic cirrhosis. For the group treated with Moschus, the lobular structure suffered less damage, and showed lower level of fibrosis and liver cirrhosis compared to the control group. 2. For serum analysis, Total protein were significantly increased in the Moschus experiment group than the control group. 3. Total bilirubin didn't show significant differences between the two groups. but direct bilirubin was significantly increased in the Moschus experiment group than the control group. 4. SGOT, SGPT, were significantly decreased in the normal and Moschus experiment groups compared to the control group. 5. ALP was significantly decreased in the normal group compared to the control group, but Moschus experiment group didn't show significant differences compared to the control group. Conclusion : Taken together, Moschus can be effectively used for recovering the liver functions and further researches must be conducted to verify the efficacies of Moschus bile juice.
Keywords
Moschus; CCl4; hepatotoxicity
Open Access
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