Curcumin and folic acid abrogated methotrexate induced vascular endothelial dysfunction

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 89-96

  Sankrityayan, Himanshu ^a   Majumdar, Anuradha S ^a  

^a BOMBAY COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

Author keywords

Curcumin; Folic acid; Methotrexate; Nitric oxide; Oxidative stress; Vascular endothelial dysfunction

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; CURCUMIN; FOLIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; MALONALDEHYDE; METHOTREXATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; ANTIOXIDANT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THORACIC AORTA; TREATMENT DURATION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; ANIMAL; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; VASODILATATION; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; AORTA, THORACIC; COLLAGEN; CURCUMIN; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FOLIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; METHOTREXATE; NITRITES; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; VASODILATION;

EID: 84953406945     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: 12057541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjpp-2015-0156     Document Type: Article

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