Hepatoprotective effect of fetal tissue cytosol and its thermostable fraction in rats with carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatitis

Abstract

Pretreatment of rats with cytosol of fetal tissue or its thermostable fraction prevented death of animals from CCl4 intoxication, decreased serum transaminase activities and level of TBA-reactive products, and normalized the prooxidant/antioxidant balance in the liver. The effect of cytosol was more pronounced than that of its thermostable fraction.