Hepatoprotection of tea seed oil (Camellia oleifera Abel.) against CCl4-induced oxidative damage in rats

The oil of tea seed (Camellia oleifera Abel.) is used extensively in China for cooking. This study was designed to evaluate the effects of tea seed oil on CCl4-induced acute hepatotoxicity in rats. Male SD rats (200 ± 10 g) were pre-treated with tea seed oil (50, 100, and 150 g/kg diet) for six weeks before treatment with a single dose of CCl4 (50% CCl4, 2 mL/kg of bw, intraperitoneally), the rats were sacrificed 24 h later, and blood samples...