Antihypertensive and cardioprotective effects of the Lagenaria siceraria fruit in NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) induced hypertensive rats

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1428-1435

  Mali, Vishal R ^a   Mohan, V ^b   Bodhankar, Subhash L ^a  

^a BHARATI VIDYAPEETH DEEMED UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Indus Biotech Private Limited   (India)

Author keywords

Isoorientin; Orientin; Vitexin

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ARGININE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHOLESTEROL; CREATINE KINASE MB; ISOORIENTIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LAGENARIA SICERARIA EXTRACT; METHANOL; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; ORIENTIN; PLANT EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITEXIN;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CARDITIS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; HEART PROTECTION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPERTENSION; IN VIVO STUDY; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LAGENARIA SICERARIA; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RAT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TOXICITY TESTING; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; APIGENIN; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CHOLESTEROL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CUCURBITACEAE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FLAVONOIDS; FRUIT; GLUCOSIDES; HYPERTENSION; INFLAMMATION; LUTEOLIN; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 84867432043     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2012.684064     Document Type: Article

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