Antioxidant and proapoptotic effects of anthocyanins from bilberry extract in rats exposed to hepatotoxic effects of carbon tetrachloride

The aim of this research was to determine the hepatoprotective effects of anthocyanins from bilberry extract in rats exposed to carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) by monitoring the parameters of oxidative stress and apoptosis, and by performing the histopathological and morphometric analyses. Animals were divided into four groups: Group I (0.9% NaCl-10 days), Group II (bilberry extract, 75 mg/kg-10 days), Group III (0,9% NaCl-9 days, and on the tenth...