Protective effect of lemongrass oil against dexamethasone induced hyperlipidemia in rats: Possible role of decreased lecithin cholesterol acetyl transferase activity

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 658-660

  Kumar, V R Santhosh ^a   Inamdar, Md Naseeruddin ^a   Nayeemunnisa, ^a   Viswanatha, G L ^b  

^a AL AMEEN COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

^b PES COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; Hyperlipidemia; Lemongrass oil; Lipid lowering activity

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; CHOLESTEROL; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS EXTRACT; DEXAMETHASONE; LIPID; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE STEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIHYPERLIPIDEMIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENIC INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; CHOLESTEROL; CYMBOPOGON; DEXAMETHASONE; HEPTANOIC ACIDS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; HYPOLIPIDEMIC AGENTS; MALE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE-STEROL O-ACYLTRANSFERASE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT OILS; PYRROLES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TERPENES; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 80052723485     PISSN: 19957645     EISSN: 19957645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1995-7645(11)60167-3     Document Type: Article

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