Antiatherosclerotic effects of dietary supplementations of garlic and turmeric: Restoration of endothelial function in rats

Life Sciences

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 837-857

  Zahid Ashraf, M ^a,c   Hussain, M E ^b   Fahim, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Adenosine; Atherosclerosis; Endothelium; Garlic; Isoproterenol; Serotonin; Turmeric

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENOSINE; ARGININE; CHOLESTEROL; CURCUMA LONGA EXTRACT; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED CONSTRICTING FACTOR; GARLIC EXTRACT; GLIBENCLAMIDE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; INDOMETACIN; ISOPRENALINE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROGENIC DIET; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART PROTECTION; HEART RATE; HERB; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; AORTA; ARGININE; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CURCUMA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EATING; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; GARLIC; LIPIDS; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NITRIC OXIDE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; ANIMALIA; CURCUMA LONGA; LILIACEAE; SATIVUM; ZINGIBERACEAE;

EID: 20444501828     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2004.11.039     Document Type: Article

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