Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine 2019;12(9):416-424

doi:10.4103/1995-7645.267585

Curcuma angustifolia ameliorates carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatotoxicity in HepG2 cells and Swiss albino rats

Sudipta JENA 1 ; Asit RAY 1 ; Ambika SAHOO 1 ; Subhashree SINGH 1 ; Noohi NASIM 1 ; Sanghamitra NAYAK 1 ; Diptirani RATH 2 ; Durga Madhab KAR 2

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Keywords

Antioxidant activity; Carbon tetrachloride; Curcuma angustifolia; Hepatoprotective activity; HepG2 cells

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

Objective: To determine the antioxidant and hepatoprotective potential of methanol extract of rhizome of Curcuma angustifolia (MECA) against carbon tetrachloride (CCl