Assessment of the Effect of Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench on Apoptotic and Mitotic Activity of Liver Cells during Intoxication by Cadmium
Cadmium (Cd2+) is an important industrial pollutant, although its mechanism of toxicity has not been completely clarified. Cd2+ is toxic to a wide range of organs and tissues, however, the primary target organs of Cd2+ toxicity are the liver and kidney. Echinacea purpurea stimulating one or another tread of the immune system stimulates the expression of immunoglobulins and interferons. The experiments were performed on white laboratory mice using intraperitoneal (i.p.) injections 0.05 LD50 amount of CdCl2 solution. Two groups of mice were injected by Echinacea purpurea liquid extrac
echinacea purpurea cadmium mice mitotic and apoptotic liver cells atomic absorption spectroscopy