Anti-HMG-CoA reductase, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory activities of amaranthus viridis leaf extract as a potential treatment for hypercholesterolemia

Inflammation and oxidative stress are believed to contribute to the pathology of several chronic diseases including hypercholesterolemia (elevated levels of cholesterol in blood) and atherosclerosis. HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors of plant origin are needed as synthetic drugs, such as statins, which a...

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Main Authors:	Shamala Salvamani, Baskaran Gunasekaran, Mohd Yunus Shukor, Noor Azmi Shaharuddin, Mohd Khalizan Sabullah, Siti Aqlima Ahmad
Format:	Article
Language:	en en
Published:	Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
Subjects:	QH1-(199.5) General Including nature conservation, geographical distribution RC666-701 Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Online Access:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/18887/1/ABSTRACT.pdf https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/18887/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/18887/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8090841 https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/8090841
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