Research Article

Effect of Uncaria rhynchophylla against Thioacetamide-Induced Acute Liver Injury in Rat

Table 1

The effect of UR on the liver weight, bodyweight, and LW/BW ratio.

GroupLiver weight (g)Bodyweight (g)LW/BW ratio (%)

Normal8.5 ± 0.16238.6 ± 2.243.6 ± 0.07
TAA-treated mice
 Control10.1 ± 0.27198.5 ± 4.165.1 ± 0.12
 Silymarin9.5 ± 0.16198.4 ± 2.264.8 ± 0.09
 UR1009.8 ± 0.32202.9 ± 3.644.8 ± 0.10
 UR2009.5 ± 0.16200.3 ± 3.894.7 ± 0.06

Control, distilled water-administered and TAA-induced ALI rats. Silymarin, silymarin 100 mg/kg bodyweight administered and TAA-induced ALI rats; UR100, UR 100 mg/kg bodyweight administered and TAA-induced ALI rats; UR200, UR 200 mg/kg bodyweight-administered and TAA-induced ALI rats. Data are the mean ± SEM, n = 7. Significance, versus the normal group and versus the ALI control group.