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From: Inhibition by curcumin of multiple sites of the transforming growth factor-beta1 signalling pathway ameliorates the progression of liver fibrosis induced by carbon tetrachloride in rats

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Curcumin (Cur) administration ameliorates hepatic inflammation and fibrosis induced by CCl 4 administration. (A) Haematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining of the livers (original magnification, ×200). (B) Evaluation of liver fibrosis by Sirius red staining of liver sections (original magnification, ×200). (C) Semiquantitative evaluation of liver necro-inflammatory activity according to the METAVIR scoring system. *P < 0.05 for Cur/CCl4 vs. PBS/CCl4 (n = 8/group). (D) Quantitative image analysis of hepatic Sirius red staining using a computerized image analysis system; **P < 0.001 for Cur/CCl4 vs. PBS/CCl4 (n = 6-8/group).

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