Protective Effects of Dracocephalum heterophyllum in ConA-Induced Acute Hepatitis

• Main Authors: Wei Zheng (Author), Qilan Wang (Author), Xiaohua Lu (Author), Qiangqiang Shi (Author), Junhui Zou (Author), Yanduo Tao (Author), Pu Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Dracocephalum heterophyllum (DH) is a Chinese herbal medicine used in treating hepatitis. However, the protective effects and pharmacological mechanisms of DH in hepatitis are unknown. In this study, we found that pretreatment with DH extract significantly ameliorated liver injury and suppressed the...