Metformin Protects Against Carbon Tetrachloride Hepatotoxicity in Mice

ABSTRACT: In the present study, the hepatoprotective effect of metformin (Met), a dimethylbiguanide anti-hyperglycemic, was examined in a mouse model of liver damage induced by chronic repeated administration of carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) (5 μl/kg, twice a week for 12 weeks). Met, when given orally...

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Main Authors: Michel K.T. Poon, Po-Yee Chiu, Duncan H.F. Mak, Kam-Ming Ko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2003-01-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319325678