Protective effect of aqueous saffron extract (Crocus sativus L.) and crocin, its active constituent, on renal ischemia-reperfusion-induced oxidative damage in rats

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 387-393

  Hosseinzadeh, Hossein ^a   Sadeghnia, Hamid R ^b   Ziaee, Toktam ^b   Danaee, Aghdas ^c  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CROCIN; CROCUS SATIVUS EXTRACT; MALONALDEHYDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; THIOL GROUP;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CELL LEVEL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CROCUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SOLUTION; HERBAL MEDICINE; KIDNEY HOMOGENATE; KIDNEY ISCHEMIA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; RENAL PROTECTION; REPERFUSION INJURY;

ANIMALS; CAROTENOIDS; CROCUS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FLOWERS; KIDNEY; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REPERFUSION INJURY;

EID: 27444437828     PISSN: 14821826     EISSN: 14821826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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