Neuroprotective effect of Hibiscus rosa sinensis in an oxidative stress model of cerebral post-ischemic reperfusion injury in rats

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 822-827

  Nade, Vandana S ^a   Kawale, Laxman A ^a   Dwivedi, Subhash ^a   Yadav, Adhikrao V ^b  

^a Department of Pharmacology   (India)

^b Government College of Pharmacy   (India)

Author keywords

Bilateral common carotid artery; Cerebrovascular insufficiency; Hibiscus rosa sinensis; Hypoperfusion; Learning and memory; Neuroprotective

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HIBISCUS ROSA SINENSIS EXTRACT; METHANOL; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HIBISCUS; HIBISCUS ROSA SINENSIS; LEARNING DISORDER; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; REPERFUSION INJURY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CATALASE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GLUTATHIONE; HIBISCUS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MAZE LEARNING; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REPERFUSION INJURY; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMALIA; HIBISCUS ROSA-SINENSIS; MALVACEAE; RATTUS;

EID: 77954138325     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13880200903283699     Document Type: Article

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