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This study was designed to see how 5-fluorouracil nanogel influenced 5-FU-induced liver damage in rats. Methods: To induce liver damage, male albino rats were injected intraperitoneally with 5-FU (12.5\u00a0mg\/kg) three doses\/week for 1\u00a0month. The histopathological examination together with measuring the activities of serum alanine and aspartate aminotransferase enzymes (ALT and AST) were used to evaluate the severity of liver damage besides, hepatic oxidative stress and antioxidant markers were also measured. The hepatic gene expression of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) and its inhibitor Kelch-like ECH-associated protein-1(Keap-1) in addition to hepatic inflammatory mediators including tumor necrosis factor-\u03b1 (TNF- \u03b1) and interleukins (IL-1\u03b2, IL-6) were detected. 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