The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of the traditional Chinese medicine compound preparation Shugansan on rats with chronic hepatitis.Sixty male SD rats were randomly divided into a blank control group,a model control group,a low,medium,and high dose group of Shugan San,and a positive control group,with 10 rats in each group.Except for the blank control group,the other groups were injected subcutaneously with 40% tetrachloromethane(CCl4) solution at a dose of 1.0 mL/kg twice a week for 10 weeks.The blank control group was injected with an equal volume of soybean oil.Meanwhile,the rats in the treatment groups were given oral doses of the corresponding concentrations of the drug solution by gavage at a dose of 10 mL/kg once a day for 10 weeks.The blank control group and the model control group were given equal volumes of pure water by gavage once a day for 10 weeks. During the experiment, the rats" appetite, state, and mental condition were observed.Blood samples was collected and the rats were dissected after a 12-hour fast following the last dose.The levels of serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST),type III collagen(Col-III)and type IV collagen(Col-
IV),nterleukin-1β(IL-1β)and interleukin-6(IL-6),liver organ coefficient, and histopathological changes in the liver were detected and calculated.The results showed that compared with the blank control group,the model control group had significantly increased levels of serum ALT,AST,Col-III,Col-IV,IL-1β,IL-6,liver organ coefficient,and histopathological score(P <0.05orP <0.01).Compared with the model control group,all dosage groups of Shugan San and the positive control group could significantly or markedly reduce ALT,AST,Col-Ⅲ,Col-Ⅳ,IL-1β,IL-6,liver organ coefficient and pathological tissue score. The results suggested that the TCM compound preparation Shugansan had a significant curative effect on the rat model of chronic hepatitis. |