Open AccessAntifibrotic effect of aloe vera in viral infection-induced hepatic periportal fibrosis
Author(s) -
Sahar K Hegazy,
Mohamed El-Bedewy,
Akira Yagi
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v18.i17.2026
Subject(s) - aloe vera , alkaline phosphatase , fibrosis , medicine , malondialdehyde , hepatic fibrosis , glutathione , h&e stain , gastroenterology , pathology , oxidative stress , immunohistochemistry , endocrinology , chemistry , enzyme , biochemistry , traditional medicine
To investigate the anti-oxidative and anti-fibrotic effects of aloe vera in patients with liver fibrosis.