Mitigative effects of Moringa oleifera against liver injury induced by artesunate-amodiaquine antimalarial combination in wistar rats

Mitigative effects of Moringa oleifera against liver injury induced by artesunate-amodiaquine antimalarial combination in wistar rats

Abstract Background Artesunate-amodiaquine (AS-AQ) is an antimalarial drug. It is associated with improved cure rates, accelerated response to therapy and delayed development of resistance. However, liver damage, neurotoxicity and agranulocytosis have been reported as adverse effects whose origins h...

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Main Authors: Mitchel Otieno Okumu, Francis Okumu Ochola, James Mucunu Mbaria, Laetitia Wakonyu Kanja, Daniel Waweru Gakuya, Alice Wairimu Kinyua, Paul Onyango Okumu, Stephen Gitahi Kiama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2017-09-01
Series:Clinical Phytoscience
Subjects:
Moringa oleifera
Artesunate-amodiaquine
Hepatoprotective activity
Wistar rats
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40816-017-0052-9

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