Phycocyanobilin accelerates liver regeneration and reduces mortality rate in carbon tetrachloride-induced liver injury mice

Figure 2 Phycocyanobilin protects mice against acute hepatocellular damage. After CCl₄ injection, mice were intragastrically administered with PCB or CMC-Na solution only. Then serum ALT, AST, albumin, SOD and liver SOD of mice were measured at indicated time points to monitor the indicator change-related acute hepatocellular damage. A: Serum ALT; B: Serum AST; C: Serum Albumin; D: Serum SOD; E: Liver SOD. Values represent mean ± SE (n = 6). ^aP < 0.05, ^bP < 0.01 vs control. PCB: Phycocyanobilin; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; SOD: Superoxide dismutase; CMC-Na: Sodium carboxymethylcellulose.