Camellia oil (Camellia oleifera Abel.) attenuates CCl<sub>4</sub>-induced liver fibrosis <i>via</i> suppressing hepatocyte apoptosis in mice
Xiaohua Lei, Qiang Liu, Qiang Liu, Zhenyu Cao, Ju Zhang, Tao Kuang, Yu Fang, Guoxing Liu, Ke Qian, Jie Fu, Huihui Du, Zhiqiang Liu, Zhihong Xiao, Changzhu Li, Xundi Xu
Abstract
-induced liver fibrosis in mice, and its mechanism may function via reduction of hepatocyte apoptosis to inhibit hepatic stellate cell (HSC) activation. Camellia oil may provide a potential new treatment for liver fibrosis as an auxiliary treatment by addition of the edible oil to the daily diet.
Topics & Concepts
Camellia oleiferaHepatocyteLiver fibrosisApoptosisPathologicalFibrosisCamelliaCancer researchLiver tissueMedicineInternal medicineImmunologyChemistryBiologyBiochemistryBotanyIn vitroLiver physiology and pathologyLiver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentDrug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection