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Effect of Urtica dioica extract intake upon blood lipid profile in the rats.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16540261     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Aqueous (150 mg/kg/day) and to a lesser extent petroleum ether (20 mg/kg/day) extract of Urtica dioica given for 30 days to rats fed with normal or high-fat diet, improved the blood lipid profile. Significant decreases in total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, LDL/HDL cholesterol ratio and plasma total apo B were observed. Assessment of GOT, GPT and LDH activities showed that no liver damage has occurred during the study period.
Authors:
Costantine F Daher; Karmen G Baroody; George M Baroody
Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2006-02-23
Journal Detail:
Title:  Fitoterapia     Volume:  77     ISSN:  0367-326X     ISO Abbreviation:  Fitoterapia     Publication Date:  2006 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-04-25     Completed Date:  2006-06-21     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  16930290R     Medline TA:  Fitoterapia     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  183-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
School of Arts and Sciences, Natural Science Division, Lebanese American University, P.O. Box 36, Byblos, Lebanon. cdaher@lau.edu.lb
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Alkanes / chemistry
Animals
Diet, Atherogenic
Feces / chemistry
Lipid Metabolism / drug effects*
Lipids / blood*
Male
Plant Extracts / administration & dosage,  pharmacology
Random Allocation
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Urtica dioica / chemistry*
Water / chemistry
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Alkanes; 0/Lipids; 0/Plant Extracts; 7732-18-5/Water; 8030-30-6/naphtha

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