Potential of Tinospora crispa as a Hypocholesterolemic agent in rabbits

Introduction: Hypercholesterolemia is the major cause of cardiovascular disturbances. The influence of Tinospora crispa on atherosclerotic plaque formation in rabbits fed with high cholesterol diet was investigated. Methods: Thirty male New Zealand White rabbits were divided into 6 groups. The nega...

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Главные авторы: Amom, Zulkhairi, Bahari, Hasnah, Md Shah, Zamree, Mohd Arshad, Mohd Shahidan, Ibrahim, Nursakinah, Othman, Fauziah, Ismail, Maznah, Baharuldin, Mohamad Taufik Hidayat, Mohd Moklas, Mohamad Aris, Abdul Kadir, Khairul Kamilah
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Опубликовано: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2009
Online-ссылка:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7619/1/Potential%20of%20Tinospora%20crispa%20as%20a%20Hypocholesterolemic%20agent%20in%20rabbits.pdf
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author Amom, Zulkhairi
Bahari, Hasnah
Md Shah, Zamree
Mohd Arshad, Mohd Shahidan
Ibrahim, Nursakinah
Othman, Fauziah
Ismail, Maznah
Baharuldin, Mohamad Taufik Hidayat
Mohd Moklas, Mohamad Aris
Abdul Kadir, Khairul Kamilah
author_facet Amom, Zulkhairi
Bahari, Hasnah
Md Shah, Zamree
Mohd Arshad, Mohd Shahidan
Ibrahim, Nursakinah
Othman, Fauziah
Ismail, Maznah
Baharuldin, Mohamad Taufik Hidayat
Mohd Moklas, Mohamad Aris
Abdul Kadir, Khairul Kamilah
author_sort Amom, Zulkhairi
collection UPM
description Introduction: Hypercholesterolemia is the major cause of cardiovascular disturbances. The influence of Tinospora crispa on atherosclerotic plaque formation in rabbits fed with high cholesterol diet was investigated. Methods: Thirty male New Zealand White rabbits were divided into 6 groups. The negative control (NC) and positive control (PC) groups were used as a negative and positive (0.5% cholesterol) control. The simvastatin control (SC) group was given a high cholesterol diet (HCD) with 5mg/kg simvastatin. Treatment groups T150 and T450 were given HCD with supplementation of 150,300 and 450mg/kg of T.crispa extract respectively for 10 weeks. Blood was collected from ear vein for plasma analysis while the aortas were excised and examined microscopically. Results: Comparison within groups showed that PC, T300 and T450 had a significant increase (p<0.05) in total cholesterol level throughout the study. The groups supplemented with T.crispa (T150, T300 and T450) were significantly higher (p<0.05) in high density lipoprotein (HDL) level by 10.7-fold, significantly higher (p<0.05) in total antioxidant activity and had a significantly lower (p<0.05) LDL level compared to PC at week 10. At week 10, T450 had significantly highest (p<0.05) glutathione peroxidase and superoxide dismutase levels compared to PC. No foam cell formation was visible in the aorta of rabbits,in groups NC,SC and T450. However , there was visible foam cell formation in the aorta of groups PC, T150 and T300. Conclusion: This study suggest that supplementation of 450mg/kg of T.crispa extract would be able to reduce or retard the progression of atherosclerotic plaque development induced by dietary cholesterol.
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spelling upm.eprints-76192015-10-07T08:29:35Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7619/ Potential of Tinospora crispa as a Hypocholesterolemic agent in rabbits Amom, Zulkhairi Bahari, Hasnah Md Shah, Zamree Mohd Arshad, Mohd Shahidan Ibrahim, Nursakinah Othman, Fauziah Ismail, Maznah Baharuldin, Mohamad Taufik Hidayat Mohd Moklas, Mohamad Aris Abdul Kadir, Khairul Kamilah Introduction: Hypercholesterolemia is the major cause of cardiovascular disturbances. The influence of Tinospora crispa on atherosclerotic plaque formation in rabbits fed with high cholesterol diet was investigated. Methods: Thirty male New Zealand White rabbits were divided into 6 groups. The negative control (NC) and positive control (PC) groups were used as a negative and positive (0.5% cholesterol) control. The simvastatin control (SC) group was given a high cholesterol diet (HCD) with 5mg/kg simvastatin. Treatment groups T150 and T450 were given HCD with supplementation of 150,300 and 450mg/kg of T.crispa extract respectively for 10 weeks. Blood was collected from ear vein for plasma analysis while the aortas were excised and examined microscopically. Results: Comparison within groups showed that PC, T300 and T450 had a significant increase (p<0.05) in total cholesterol level throughout the study. The groups supplemented with T.crispa (T150, T300 and T450) were significantly higher (p<0.05) in high density lipoprotein (HDL) level by 10.7-fold, significantly higher (p<0.05) in total antioxidant activity and had a significantly lower (p<0.05) LDL level compared to PC at week 10. At week 10, T450 had significantly highest (p<0.05) glutathione peroxidase and superoxide dismutase levels compared to PC. No foam cell formation was visible in the aorta of rabbits,in groups NC,SC and T450. However , there was visible foam cell formation in the aorta of groups PC, T150 and T300. Conclusion: This study suggest that supplementation of 450mg/kg of T.crispa extract would be able to reduce or retard the progression of atherosclerotic plaque development induced by dietary cholesterol. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7619/1/Potential%20of%20Tinospora%20crispa%20as%20a%20Hypocholesterolemic%20agent%20in%20rabbits.pdf Amom, Zulkhairi and Bahari, Hasnah and Md Shah, Zamree and Mohd Arshad, Mohd Shahidan and Ibrahim, Nursakinah and Othman, Fauziah and Ismail, Maznah and Baharuldin, Mohamad Taufik Hidayat and Mohd Moklas, Mohamad Aris and Abdul Kadir, Khairul Kamilah (2009) Potential of Tinospora crispa as a Hypocholesterolemic agent in rabbits. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 5 (2). pp. 1-10. ISSN 1675-8544 http://www.medic.upm.edu.my/dokumen/FKUSK1_MJMHS_2009V05N2_OP01.pdf
spellingShingle Amom, Zulkhairi
Bahari, Hasnah
Md Shah, Zamree
Mohd Arshad, Mohd Shahidan
Ibrahim, Nursakinah
Othman, Fauziah
Ismail, Maznah
Baharuldin, Mohamad Taufik Hidayat
Mohd Moklas, Mohamad Aris
Abdul Kadir, Khairul Kamilah
Potential of Tinospora crispa as a Hypocholesterolemic agent in rabbits
title Potential of Tinospora crispa as a Hypocholesterolemic agent in rabbits
title_full Potential of Tinospora crispa as a Hypocholesterolemic agent in rabbits
title_fullStr Potential of Tinospora crispa as a Hypocholesterolemic agent in rabbits
title_full_unstemmed Potential of Tinospora crispa as a Hypocholesterolemic agent in rabbits
title_short Potential of Tinospora crispa as a Hypocholesterolemic agent in rabbits
title_sort potential of tinospora crispa as a hypocholesterolemic agent in rabbits
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7619/1/Potential%20of%20Tinospora%20crispa%20as%20a%20Hypocholesterolemic%20agent%20in%20rabbits.pdf
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