Protective effects of Arctium lappa L. root extracts (AREs) on high fat diet induced quail atherosclerosis

Protective effects of Arctium lappa L. root extracts (AREs) on high fat diet induced quail atherosclerosis

BACKGROUND This study was designed to evaluate the protective effects of Arctium lappa L. root extracts (AREs) from different extraction methods (aqueous, ethanol, chloroform and flavone) on atherosclerosis. METHODS Quails (Coturnix coturnix) were subjected to high fat diet, with or without one of the four different AREs or positive control simvastatin. Blood samples were collected before tre...

Protective effects of Arctium lappa L . root extracts ( AREs ) on high fat diet induced 1 quail atherosclerosis

Protective effects of L-arabinose in high-carbohydrate, high-fat diet-induced metabolic syndrome in rats

BACKGROUND L-Arabinose is a non-caloric sugar, which could affect glucose and lipid metabolism and suppress obesity. However, few reports have described the effect of L-arabinose in metabolic syndrome, a combination of medical disorders that increase the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. OBJECTIVE This study was conducted to explore the effects of L-arabinose in rats with metabolic...

Protective effects of troxerutin on maternal high-fat diet-induced impairments of spatial memory and apelin in the male offspring

Objective(s): Maternal high-fat diet (HFD) is linked with metabolic and cognitive deficits in offspring. Neuroprotective effects of troxerutin, a natural bioflavonoid, have been reported recently. This study aimed to investigate the effects of troxerutin on spatial memory and serum and hippocampal apelin levels in the male offspring of HFD fed mothers.Materials and Methods: Three-week-old femal...

Antioxidative and in vitro antiproliferative activity of Arctium lappa root extracts

BACKGROUND Arctium lappa, known as burdock, is widely used in popular medicine for hypertension, gout, hepatitis and other inflammatory disorders. Pharmacological studies indicated that burdock roots have hepatoprotective, anti-inflammatory, free radical scavenging and antiproliferative activities. The aim of this study was to evaluate total phenolic content, radical scavenging activity by DPPH...