Ocimum basilicum ethanolic extract decreases cholesterol synthesis and lipid accumulation in human macrophages

Fitoterapia

Volumn 79, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 515-523

  Bravo, Elena ^a   Amrani, Souliman ^b   Aziz, Mohammed ^b   Harnafi, Hicham ^b   Napolitano, Mariarosaria ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Foam cell; Ocimum basilicum; Oxidation; Scavenger receptors

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; OCIMUM BASILICUM EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; BASIL; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPID STORAGE; MACROPHAGE; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CELL SURVIVAL; CHOLESTEROL; COPPER; FOAM CELLS; HUMANS; LIPIDS; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; MACROPHAGES; OCIMUM BASILICUM; OLEIC ACID; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, SCAVENGER; TRIGLYCERIDES;

OCIMUM BASILICUM; RATTUS;

EID: 55049115381     PISSN: 0367326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2008.05.002     Document Type: Article

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