In this paper we focus on the development of a methodology for treatment of carbon tetrachloride utilising a non-equilibrium plasma operating at atmospheric pressure, which is not singularly aimed at destroying carbon tetrachloride but rather at converting it to a non-hazardous, potentially valuable commodity. This method encompasses the reaction of carbon tetrachloride and methane, with argon ...

The influence of cholestyramine and chenodeoxycholic acid on the induction of liver cirrhosis by carbon tetrachloride was investigated in the Wistar rat. The addition of 1.3% cholestyramine to the diet of the experimental animals inhibited to a large extent the induction of cirrhosis. While all the animals subjected to carbon tetrachloride exposure plus basal diet and those to carbon tetrachlor...

for a number of experiments on the toxicity of carbon tetrachloride under various conditions of diet, etc. In all we have given carbon tetrachloride to 87 cats, in various dosages and under various dietary conditions and have found the susceptibility of cats to this drug so great that it was impossible to get more than suggestive results from our various experiments. Ninety-two per cent, of the...

The expression of mitochondrial voltage-dependent anion channels (VDAC) may underlie the protective effects of Limonium sinense (Girard) Ktze root extracts (LSE) against carbon tetrachloride-induced liver damage. Pretreatment of mice with 100 mg/kg, 200 mg/kg or 400 mg/kg LSE significantly blocked the carbon tetrachloride-induced increase in both serum aspartate aminotransferase (sAST) and seru...

Infrared spectroscopy has been used to probe the interaction between water and the hydrophobic solvent, carbon tetrachloride. At room temperature, water exists as monomers in carbon tetrachloride, presenting a system for studying the rotational properties of water free of strong hydrogen-bonding. The rotational structure suggests a very anisotropic motion consisting of essentially free rotation...

CONTEXT Cirrhosis is a progressive chronic hepatopathy which constitutes an irreversible stage of liver dysfunction. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the oxidative stress in the blood of cirrhotic rats treated with the antioxidant melatonin. METHODS Cirrhosis was induced through inhalation of carbon tetrachloride. Liver integrity was evaluated by measuring serum enzymes, oxidative damage measured by ...

the ethanolic extract of ficus carica leaves was screened for hepatoprotective and antioxidant activity in hepatotoxic albino rats induced via carbon tetrachloride. the degree of protection was measured by estimating biochemical parameters such as serum glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase (sgot), serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (sgpt), total protein (tp), total albumin (ta), alkaline phos...

protective action of ficus carica leaf ethanolic extract (obtained by maceration) was evaluated in an animal model of hepatotoxicity induced by carbon tetrachloride (ccl4). male albino mice were divided into six groups. group i was normal control group; group ii received olive oil (ccl4 solvent), groups iii-vi received ccl4. after inducing hepatic damage, group iii served as control for ccl4; a...

cirrhosis is the consequence of chronic liver disease. deleterious effects of oxidative stress on hepatocytes may be reflected in the erythrocyte membrane. naltrexone (ntx) has been shown to attenuate hepatocellular injury in fibrotic animal models. the aim of this study was to investigate the progressive effect of ccl 4 on the liver and whether the improvement of liver cirrhosis can be monitor...