β-Sitosterol attenuates carbon tetrachloride-induced oxidative stress and chronic liver injury in rats.

Chronic liver diseases are clinically silent and responsible for significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. β-Sitosterol (BSS), major phytosterol in plants, has a wide spectrum of protective effect against various chronic ailments. We investigated the hepatoprotective effect of BSS against carbon tetrachloride (CCl)-induced chronic liver injury in rats.