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ArticleOxidative medicine and cellular longevity2014

Effect of Centella asiatica on oxidative stress and lipid metabolism in hyperlipidemic animal models.

Yun Zhao, Ping Shu, Youzhi Zhang, Limin Lin, Haihong Zhou, Zhentian Xu, Daqin Suo, Anzhi Xie, Xin Jin

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Article in Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yun ZhaoMedical College, Xiamen University, Xiang'an District, Xiamen 361000, China ; Xiamen Key Laboratory of Chiral Drugs, Xiamen 361000, China.
Ping ShuMedical College, Xiamen University, Xiang'an District, Xiamen 361000, China.
Youzhi ZhangCollege of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning 437000, China.
Limin LinMedical College, Xiamen University, Xiang'an District, Xiamen 361000, China.
Haihong ZhouMedical College, Xiamen University, Xiang'an District, Xiamen 361000, China.
Zhentian XuMedical College, Xiamen University, Xiang'an District, Xiamen 361000, China.
Daqin SuoMedical College, Xiamen University, Xiang'an District, Xiamen 361000, China.
Anzhi XieMedical College, Xiamen University, Xiang'an District, Xiamen 361000, China.
Xin JinMedical College, Xiamen University, Xiang'an District, Xiamen 361000, China ; Xiamen Key Laboratory of Chiral Drugs, Xiamen 361000, China.
Xiamen University · CNHubei University of Science and Technology · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hyperlipidemia and many other metabolic diseases are related to oxidative stress. Centella asiatica is a traditional Chinese medicine whose antioxidant effect in vitro has been reported. We are interested in whether it possesses this effect in vivo and hence modulates lipid metabolism. Therefore, experiments were carried out on mice and golden hamsters regarding its antioxidant and hypolipidemic effect. We observed that a fraction (CAF3) of the ethanol extract (CAE) of Centella asiatica had a cholesterol decrease of 79% and a triglyceride decrease of 95% in acute mice model, so CAF3 was further investigated in high-fat-fed hamster model. It was shown that CAF3 increased SOD and GSH-Px activities and decreased MDA level, and it also improved TC, TG, LDL-C, HDL-C, AST, and ALT levels. L-CAT and SR-BI gene expression in hamsters were increased. Taken together, our data suggest that the CAF3 fraction of Centella asiatica has antioxidant and hypolipidemic properties.

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AnimalsAntioxidantsBody WeightCD36 AntigensCentellaCholesterolCricetinaeDiet, High-FatDisease Models, AnimalGlutathione PeroxidaseHyperlipidemiasHypoglycemic AgentsLipid MetabolismMaleMedicine, Chinese TraditionalMiceAntioxidantsCD36 AntigensCentella asiatica extractCholesterolGlutathione PeroxidaseHypoglycemic AgentsPhosphatidylcholine-Sterol O-AcyltransferasePlant ExtractsSuperoxide DismutaseTriglyceridesTriterpenes

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