furocoumarin/hepatitis

The effects of imperatorin and its synthetic derivative, Y355, on anti-Fas antibody-induced mice hepatitis were studied. Pretreatment of mice by intraperitoneal administration of imperatorine or Y355 at 30 mg/kg inhibited more than 80% of the anti-Fas antibody (150 microg/kg, i.v.)-induced elevation

The geographical pathology of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) was essentially anecdotal until systematic cancer registration was introduced, but it is now clear that sub-Saharan Africa is a high-incidence area. The disease is multifactorial in etiology, the possible etiological agents including

The normalization of plasma alanine aminotransferase (ALT) has been proved to be a strategy for preventing the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infection. Glycyrrhizin, a plant medicine, normalizes plasma ALT and prevents HCC. However, glycyrrhizin is