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This study evaluated the effect of traditional ginseng essence (TEG) in preventing chemical liver damage induced by carbon tetrachloride (CCl4). Forty 8-week-old male Sprague Dawley (SD) rats were divided into five groups: control, liver injury (CCl4), and TEG by oral gavage at 0.074, 0.149, or 0.298 g\/kg\/day for nine weeks. Liver injury biochemical indicators, antioxidant enzyme activity, and lipid contents in liver tissues were evaluated. The liver appearance was observed, and histopathological tests were conducted to estimate whether TEG-antagonized oxidants further ameliorated liver injury. The results show that, after supplementation of TEG for nine consecutive weeks and CCl4\u2014induced liver injury for eight weeks, the levels of liver injury biochemical indicators in animal serum decreased significantly, and, in liver tissue, antioxidant activity was significantly improved and accumulation of lipids was decreased. Pathological sections exhibited reduced liver lipid accumulation and fibrosis. As discussed above, TEG can increase the antioxidant capacity in the liver and the maintenance of hepatocyte function, protecting the liver from chemical injury and improving healthcare.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/nu12103214","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,10,21]],"date-time":"2020-10-21T10:14:22Z","timestamp":1603275262000},"page":"3214","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":16,"title":["Hepatoprotection by Traditional Essence of Ginseng against Carbon Tetrachloride\u2014Induced Liver Damage"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Yi-Ju","family":"Hsu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Graduate Institute of Sports Science, National Taiwan Sport University, Taoyuan 33301, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chao-Yun","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Graduate Institute of Sports Science, National Taiwan Sport University, Taoyuan 33301, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mon-Chien","family":"Lee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Graduate Institute of Sports Science, National Taiwan Sport University, Taoyuan 33301, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chi-Chang","family":"Huang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Graduate Institute of Sports Science, National Taiwan Sport University, Taoyuan 33301, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,10,21]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e4","DOI":"10.1017\/S1462399411002110","article-title":"Molecular mechanisms underlying chemical liver injury","volume":"14","author":"Gu","year":"2012","journal-title":"Expert Rev. 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