LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

The beneficial effects of virgin olive oil against oxidative stress induced by hypercholesterolemia in rats

Kribeche, Aicha; Idoui, Tayeb.

Acta sci., Health sci; 44 (), 2022

Cardiovascular disease(CVD) remains the major cause of mortality in the world, typically claiming a third of all deaths. The primary cause of CVD is atherosclerosis. Therefore, timely prevention and therapy of atherosclerosis are able to reduce the risk of the development of its clinical manif...

Aterosclerosis/dietoterapia, Dieta Aterogénica/métodos, Aceite de Oliva/farmacología, Colesterol/farmacología, Dieta Alta en Grasa/métodos, Estrés Oxidativo/inmunología, Glutatión/farmacología, Peroxidación de Lípido/inmunología, Triglicéridos/farmacología, Hipercolesterolemia/inmunología, Lipoproteínas/inmunología, Ratas Wistar/inmunología

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Protective effect of guabiju (Myrcianthes pungens (O. Berg) D. Legrand) and red guava (Psidium cattleyanum Sabine) against cisplatin-induced hypercholesterolemia in rats

The present study was the first to examine the protective effect and antioxidant potential of two fruits native to the south of Brazil, namely guabiju (Myrcianthes pungens (O. Berg) D. Legrand) and red guava (Psidium cattleyanum Sabine), with respect to reducing the effects of cisplatin-induced hyperchol...