Tinospora cordifolia is a deciduous climbing shrub described as ‘the one who protects the body against diseases’. Potential medicinal properties reported by scientific research include anti-diabetic, anti-pyretic, antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory, anti-arthritic, antioxidant, antiallergic, anti-stress, hepato-protective, anti-malarial, immunemodulatory and anti-neoplastic activity. In our study...

BACKGROUND Chai Hu has the hepato-protective, choleretic, anti-tussive, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, hypotensive, hypolipidemic, and anti-tumor pharmacological effects. In this study, the objective of this paper was to study the anti-depressant effect of total saikosaponins. MATERIALS AND METHODS Total saikosaponins were extracted by reflux method, and were identified by thin lay...

Bilirubin has both antioxidant activity and cardio-protective potential. Decreased levels are associated with predicting CAD. Recent studies showed that bilirubin has inverse correlation with glycemic status. So in this we evaluated the role of Hepato-biliary function as a marker of predictor CAD in patient with T2DM. Total 100 subjects included 50 T2DM patients with CAD and 50 T2DM without CAD...

OBJECTIVES This study aimed to develop drugs from natural sources to overcome the side effects of many of synthetic drugs. Methanol extracts of both pericarp and seeds of Pleiogynium solandri were used to investigate antioxidant, hepatoprotective, and renal function protective, analgesic, and anti-inflammatory effects and to determine the chemical composition of the extract responsible for bioa...

objective(s):  oxytetracycline (otc) is a broad spectrum antibiotic widely used for treatment of a wide range of infections. however, its improper human and animal use leads to toxic effects, including hepatonephrotoxicity. our objective was to evaluate protective effects of nigella sativa oil (nso) and/or ascorbic acid (aa), against otc-induced hepatonephrotoxicity in rabbits. materials and me...

Background: Carissa edulis is generally used for the treatment of diverse ailments, but little or no interest has been shown on its hepatoprotective properties. This research work was aimed at evaluating safety and claimed activity edulis.Method: For intent data collection, method Li et al., 2011 used. In this animals were treated with (250,500 1000mg/kg) stem bark extract. The extract given da...

We investigated cases of the annual seasonal outbreaks of acute hepato-myo-encephalopathy in young children in western Uttar Pradesh for causal association with Cassia occidentalis poisoning, by a prospective survey in 2006. During September-October homes of 10 consecutive cases were visited and history of eating Cassia beans was obtained in all. Nine children died within 4-5 days. There appear...

Title The outcomes of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection after living donor liver transplantation in a Japanese center Author(s) Takatsuki, Mitsuhisa; Eguchi, Susumu; Yamanouchi, Kosho; Hidaka, Masaaki; Soyama, Akihiko; Miyazaki, Kensuke; Tajima, Yoshitsugu; Kanematsu, Takashi Citation Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences, 17(6), pp.839-843; 2010 Issue Date 2010-11 U...

Objective- The purpose of this study was to evaluate the protective impacts of Plantago. major (P. major) against the adverse effects resulted from testicular ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) on kidney and liver.Design- Experimental study.Animals- Twenty-four male rats.Procedures- The testicular I/R was induced by f...

EDITORIAL article Front. Oncol., 10 July 2023Sec. Gastrointestinal Cancers: Hepato Pancreatic Biliary Cancers Volume 13 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2023.1248807