Thymol reduces oxidative stress, aortic intimal thickening, and inflammation-related gene expression in hyperlipidemic rabbits

Journal of Food and Drug Analysis

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 556-563

  Yu, Ya Mei ^a   Chao, Tzu Yu ^a   Chang, Weng Cheng ^a   Chang, Margaret J ^a   Lee, Ming Fen ^a  

^a CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

antioxidant; atherosclerosis; inflammatory markers; oxidative stress; thymol

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GELATINASE B; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; LYMPHOTOXIN; MONOCYTE CHEMOTACTIC PROTEIN 1; THYMOL; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; VASCULAR CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 1;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; AORTIC INTIMAL THICKENING; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHOLESTEROL DIET; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID DIET; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RABBIT; ANIMAL; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INFLAMMATION; LEPORIDAE;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INFLAMMATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RABBITS; THYMOL;

EID: 84964277229     PISSN: 10219498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfda.2016.02.004     Document Type: Article

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