Cardioprotective effect of epigallocatechin-3-gallate against myocardial infarction in hypercholesterolemic rats

Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 405-410

  Zhong, Wei ^a   Huan, Xiao Dong ^a   Cao, Qian ^b   Yang, Jun ^a  

^a Zaozhuang Municipal Hospital   (China)

^b Department of Rheumatology   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Atherosclerosis; Lipid profile; Sirtuin 1

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CATALASE; CREATINE KINASE; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE KINASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALONALDEHYDE; SIRTUIN 1; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; AORTA; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE; HEART PROTECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID DIET; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RAT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 84918812896     PISSN: 17920981     EISSN: 17921015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/etm.2014.2135     Document Type: Article

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