Effect of curcumin on LDL oxidation in vitro, and lipid peroxidation and antioxidant enzymes in cholesterol fed rabbits

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 378-391

  Mahfouz, Mohamedain M ^a   Zhou, Qi ^a   Kummerow, Fred A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzymes; Curcumin; Hypercholesterolemia; LDL oxidation; Rabbits

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; CURCUMIN; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; 1,3 BENZODIOXOLE DERIVATIVE; ALKALOID; AMIDE; ANTIOXIDANT; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE; PIPERINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL DIET; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID LIVER LEVEL; LIPID OXIDATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CHOLESTEROL INTAKE; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BENZODIOXOLES; CATALASE; CHOLESTEROL, DIETARY; CURCUMIN; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIPIDS; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; LIVER; MALE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PIPERIDINES; POLYUNSATURATED ALKAMIDES; RABBITS;

EID: 84864305580     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: 16642821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831/a000084     Document Type: Article

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