has long been used in folk food and medicine for several functions. Essential oils (EOs) were extracted from by supercritical fluid extraction. The results of animal experiments showed that EOs from significantly attenuated acetaminophen-induced liver damage. Further study confirmed that EOs were able to increase mRNA expression of uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferases (UGTs) and sulfotransferases (SULTs), as well as inhibit CYP2E1 activities, and thereby suppressed toxic intermediate formation. Nrf-2 activation might be involved in EOs-induced up-regulation of Phase II enzymes. Collectively, our data provide evidence that EOs protect the liver against acetaminophen-induced liver injury mainly by accelerating acetaminophen harmless metabolism, implying that EOs can be considered as a potential natural resource to develop hepatoprotective agent.

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