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Atherosclerosis Therapy
New atherosclerosis therapy research from China Pharmaceutical University outlined
March 2nd, 2007
Current study results from the report, "Influence of Crocetin on experimental atherosclerosis in hyperlipidamic-diet quails," have been published. "Antioxidants have been expected to have potential as antiatherogenic agents. Crocetin is a natural carotenoid antioxidant isolated from Gardenia jasminoids Ellis," scientists in Nanjing, People's Republic of China report. "Therefore, in the present study, we investigated the inhibitory effect of Crocetin on experimental atherosclerosis in quails. The atherosclerosis model was established by feeding hyperlipidamic diet to quail and Crocetin (25, 50, 100 mg/kg/day) was administered by oral gavage. At the 9th week, serum...
Source: Drug Week (2007-03-02)
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