Research Article

A Chinese Herbal Medicine, Jia-Wei-Xiao-Yao-San, Prevents Dimethylnitrosamine-Induced Hepatic Fibrosis in Rats

Table 4

Effects of JWXYS on SOD-like activity and XOD inhibition.

GroupSOD-like
activity
(SI%)*
XOD
inhibition
(SI%)#

AVitamin E (8 mg/kg)100.00
BJWXYS (0.01 mg/mL)33.7711.90
CJWXYS (0.1 mg/mL)68.8314.29
DJWXYS (1.0 mg/mL)94.8183.33

Measured using the cytochrome C reduction test.
#Measured using the XOD inhibition test.
Vitamin E was used as the positive control.
SI: superoxide inhibition.