Hepatoprotective effect of Cichorium intybus L., a traditional Uighur medicine, against carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatic fibrosis in rats

Table 4 Effect of a Cichorium intybus L. extract on liver glutathione, superoxide dismutase and malondialdehyde levels in rats

Treatment	GSH	MDA	SOD
	(mg/gprot)	(nmol/mgprot)	(U/mgprot)
Control	6.58 ± 0.62	1.93 ± 0.18	334.12 ± 13.75
CCl4	2.52 ± 0.69b	4.01 ± 1.00b	193.58 ± 20.76b
6 g/kg CIE + CCl4	2.93 ± 0.99	3.73 ± 0.61	223.23 ± 38.20d
18 g/kg CIE + CCl4	3.03 ± 0.76	3.25 ± 0.73d	241.29 ± 40.21d
54 g/kg CIE + CCl4	3.11 ± 0.81	2.76 ± 0.51d	269.98 ± 33.77d
FFBJRGP (780 mg/kg)	4.44 ± 1.28d	2.04 ± 0.70d	274.43 ± 32.62d

Values are expressed as the mean ± SD, n = 12. Compared with control group,

^bP < 0.01; Compared with CCl₄-exposed group,

^dP < 0.01. GSH: Glutathione; MDA: Malondialdehyde; SOD: Superoxide dismutase; CIE: Cichorium intybus L. extract; FFBJRGP: Fu Fang Bie Jia Ruan Gan Pian.