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SUBMITTER: Liu CY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4479676 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Liu Chun-Yu CY Gu Zhen-Lun ZL Zhou Wen-Xuan WX Guo Ci-Yi CY
World journal of gastroenterology 20051001 37
<h4>Aim</h4>To observe the anti-liver fibrosis effect of Astragalus complanatus flavonoids (ACF) in rats.<h4>Methods</h4>The liver fibrosis model in rats was established by injecting interperitoneally 0.2 mL/100 g 0.5% dimethylnitrosamine, thrice a week. Meanwhile, the rats were administered ACF (30, 60, 120 mg/kg) or colchicine (0.1 mg/kg) once a day for 1 mo. Serum N-propeptide of type I procollagen (PINP) and type III procollagen (PIIINP) were measured using ELISA. Malondialdehyde (MDA) and s ...[more]