Research Article

Resveratrol Regulates Antioxidant Status, Inhibits Cytokine Expression and Restricts Apoptosis in Carbon Tetrachloride Induced Rat Hepatic Injury

Table 1

Liver weight and relative liver weight of different groups of rats at the end of study (after 8 weeks).

GroupsNo. of ratsLiver weight (g)Relative liver weight (g liver/100 g body weight)

A1010.5 ± 0.63#3.62 ± 0.45#
B1013.0 ± 1.6**4.67 ± 0.7**
C1012.2 ± 1.9*4.51 ± 0.35*
D1011.0 ± 1.2#3.88 ± 0.4#

Group A, normal control; group B, CCl4 administered rats; group C, resveratrol-(100 mg/kg) treated rats; group D, resveratrol-(200 mg/kg) treated rats.
Results are mean ± S.E.M for 10 animals; One way ANOVA followed by Dunnett’s multiple comparison test.
*indicates value significantly different from the normal control at .
**indicates value significantly different from the normal control at .
#indicates value significantly different from the CCl4 control at .