Crocus sativus L. (saffron) attenuates isoproterenol-induced myocardial injury via preserving cardiac functions and strengthening antioxidant defense system

Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 557-564

  Sachdeva, Jaspreet ^a   Tanwar, Vineeta ^a   Golechha, Mahaveer ^a   Siddiqui, Khalid M ^b   Nag, Tapas C ^a   Ray, Ruma ^a   Kumari, Santosh ^c   Arya, Dharamvir S ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b GOVERNMENT OF INDIA   (India)

^c INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Crocus sativus L.; Isoproterenol; Myocardial necrosis; Ultrastructural alterations; Ventricular functions

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; CREATINE KINASE MB; CROCUS SATIVUS EXTRACT; ISOPRENALINE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CROCUS SATIVUS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HEART FUNCTION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEART PROTECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CROCUS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HEART; HEART DISEASES; HEMODYNAMICS; ISOPROTERENOL; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

ANIMALIA; CROCUS SATIVUS; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 84864516665     PISSN: 09402993     EISSN: 16181433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etp.2010.11.013     Document Type: Article

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