Hypolipidemic and antioxidant effects of curcumin and capsaicin in high-fat-fed rats

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 588-596

  Manjunatha, H ^a   Srinivasan, K ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzymes; Antioxidant molecules; Capsaicin; Curcumin; Lipid profile

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; CAPSAICIN; CURCUMIN; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LIPID PEROXIDE; THIOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; HYPOLIPIDEMIC ACTIVITY; LIPID DIET; LIVER LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; ANIMALS; ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; CAPSAICIN; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CHOLESTEROL, VLDL; CURCUMIN; DIET; DIETARY FATS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; LIPID PEROXIDES; LIVER; MALE; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 34948836382     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Y07-044     Document Type: Article

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