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Garlic and Onion Attenuates Vascular Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Fructose-Fed Rats
Joint Authors
Lembo, Carina
Miatello, Roberto Miguel
Vazquez-Prieto, Marcela Alejandra
Rodriguez Lanzi, Cecilia
Galmarini, Claudio Rómulo
Source
Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-08-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This study evaluates the antioxidant and the anti-inflammatory properties of garlic (G) and onion (O) in fructose-fed rats (FFR).
Thirty-day-old male Wistar rats were assigned to control (C), F (10% fructose in drinking water), F+T (tempol 1 mM as control antioxidant), F+G, and F+O.
Aqueous G and O extracts were administered orally in doses of 150 and 400 mg/kg/d respectively, and along with tempol, were given during the last 8 weeks of a 14-week period.
At the end of the study, FFR had developed insulin resistance, aortic NADPH oxidase activity, increased SBP, plasma TBARS and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) expression in mesenteric arteries, and a decrease in heart endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS).
Garlic and onion administration to F rats reduced oxidative stress, increased eNOS activity, and also attenuated VCAM-1 expression.
These results provide new evidence showing the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effect of these vegetables.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Vazquez-Prieto, Marcela Alejandra& Rodriguez Lanzi, Cecilia& Lembo, Carina& Galmarini, Claudio Rómulo& Miatello, Roberto Miguel. 2011. Garlic and Onion Attenuates Vascular Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Fructose-Fed Rats. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Vazquez-Prieto, Marcela Alejandra…[et al.]. Garlic and Onion Attenuates Vascular Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Fructose-Fed Rats. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Vazquez-Prieto, Marcela Alejandra& Rodriguez Lanzi, Cecilia& Lembo, Carina& Galmarini, Claudio Rómulo& Miatello, Roberto Miguel. Garlic and Onion Attenuates Vascular Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Fructose-Fed Rats. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-474508
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-474508