Research Article

The Hepatoprotection by Oleanolic Acid Preconditioning: Focusing on PPARα Activation

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Pathological liver injury induced by ConA is attenuated by OA. Notes. (a) Serum aminotransferase activities were determined at 2, 8, and 24 h after intravenous injection of 20 mg/kg ConA. Olive oil injected animals were used as a control. (b) Representative hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining of livers. Scale bar: 200 microns. Necrotic area was outlined with dotted line, black arrows indicate representative areas of injury, and blue arrows indicate leukocyte adhesion to vascular endothelium. The percentage of necrotic and edematous areas on the basis of H&E liver sections was analyzed with Image-Pro Plus 6.0 (original magnification, ×200). Data were presented as means ± standard error (; for oil versus ConA; for ConA + OA (20 mg/kg) versus ConA; for ConA + OA (40 mg/kg) versus ConA; for ConA + OA (80 mg/kg) versus ConA).
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