“…It has been demonstrated that active oxygen molecules, such as superoxide and hydroxyl radicals, play an important role in the inflammation process after intoxication by ethanol, carbon tetrachloride, or carrageenan (Yoshikawa et al, 1983;Halliwell & Gutteridge, 1984;Yuda et al, 1991). The incidence of hepatic disease mirrors the lifetime incidence of hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) in humans in high-risk areas of China, Southeast Asia, and Africa (Benson et al, 1979;Zhu et al, 1988).…”