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| Sarto,Danielle Aparecida Quintino Silva; Siqueira,Ana Helena D’Arcadia de; Magalhaes,Francisco Monteiro de Almeida; Caproni,Karine de Paula; Martins,Ângela Maria; Santos,Gérsika Bitencourt; Silva,Délcio Bueno da; Boas,Brígida Monteiro Vilas; Garcia,José Antônio Dias. |
| ABSTRACT The control of dyslipidemia by using herbal products is an important subject for studies. In this study, we evaluated the effects of dry Passiflora incarnata L. extract over dyslipidemia, left ventricular hypertrophy, and hepatic oxidative stress of LDL receptor knockout mice (LDLr-/-). Forty 4-month old male LDLr-/- mice were distributed into four groups: Group standard diet; Group standard diet and 200 mg/kg of body weight of Passiflora incarnata L. leaf dry extract; Group high-fat diet; Group high-fat diet and 200 mg/kg of body weight of Passiflora incarnata L. leaf dry extract. After 30 days, Passiflora incarnata L. dry extract reduced the effects of the high-fat diet, with a decrease of total cholesterol, triglycerides, and increase of... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Passion fruit; Left ventricular hypertrophy; Dyslipidemia; Oxidative stress. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132018000100321 |
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