[Retracted] The Effect of Elephantopus scaber L. on Liver Regeneration after Partial Hepatectomy

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Traditional Chinese medicine improves liver regeneration after liver toxicity injury. (a) Body weight was decreased at 168 hrs PHx. (b) Partial liver weight was increased at 72 hrs PHx.  (c) Liver regeneration (%) was increased at 24 hrs, 72 hrs, and 168 hrs PHx. (d) Cytokines, TGF-β1, was increased in SMB, CP, ESL, and Sm at 24 hrs PHx, but CP, ESL, and Sm was at 72 hrs PHx. (e) Histology of PHx section and after Sm section during liver regeneration. (f) TGF-β1 expression was decreased at 6 hrs PHx after Silymarin, but increased at 72 hrs PHx. (g) Quantification of densitometry analysis of protein levels. All data are presented as means ± SEM, ^∗𝑃<0.05 significant difference compared with Sham. ^##𝑃<0.01 significant difference compared with PHx.

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