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Twenty-four hours after the final CCl4 injection, mice were euthanized and plasma and liver samples were collected.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Key findings<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The results showed that specnuezhenide markedly and dose-dependently reduced serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) activity and relative liver weight, as well as ameliorated histopathological damage caused by CCl4 and decreased malondialdehyde (MDA) levels, and increased the activity of antioxidant enzymes, superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px). Moreover, specnuezhenide promoted the expression and nuclear translocation of the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) and increased the mRNA and protein expression of Nrf2 signalling-related genes heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), glutamate-cysteine ligase catalytic subunit (GCLC) and NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1). 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