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ArticleBrazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery

Allium sativum Compared to Cilostazol as an Inhibitor of Myointimal Hyperplasia.

Paulo Roberto da Silva Lima, Francisco Chavier Vieira Bandeira, Janio Cipriano Rolim, Manuel Ricardo Sena Nogueira, Mizael Armando Abrantes Pordeus, Andressa Feitosa Bezerra de Oliveira, Guilherme Benjamin Brandão Pitta

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Paulo Roberto da Silva LimaFederal University of Alagoas (UFAL), Maceió, AL, Brazil and Centro de Angiologia e Cirurgia Vascular (Ceangio), João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.
Francisco Chavier Vieira BandeiraDepartment of Surgery of the Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB), João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.
Janio Cipriano RolimVascular surgery in the Emergency Hospital and Trauma Dom Luiz Gonzaga Fernandes, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil.
Manuel Ricardo Sena NogueiraDepartment of Surgery of the Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB), João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.
Mizael Armando Abrantes PordeusVascular surgery in the Emergency Hospital and Trauma Dom Luiz Gonzaga Fernandes, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil.
Andressa Feitosa Bezerra de OliveiraFederal University of Paraíba (UFPB), João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.
Guilherme Benjamin Brandão PittaUniversidade Estadual de Ciências da Saúde de Alagoas (UNCISAL), Maceió, AL, Brazil.
Universidade Estadual de Ciências da Saúde de Alagoas · BRUniversidade Federal da Paraíba · BRUniversidade Federal de Alagoas · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: Intimal hyperplasia is associated with graft failure and vascular sutures in the first year after surgery and in postangioplasty restenosis. Allium sativum (common garlic) lowers cholesterol and has antioxidant effects; it also has antiplatelet and antitumor properties and, therefore, has great potential to reduce or inhibit intimal hyperplasia of the arteries. Our objective is to determine if the garlic has an efficacy to inhibit myointimal hyperplasia compared to cilostazol. Methods: Female New Zealand rabbits were divided into the following groups (n=10 each) according to treatment: group A, garlic, 800 µg×kg-1×day-1, orally; group C, cilostazol, 50 mg.day-1, orally; group PS, 10 ml of 0.9% physiological saline solution, orally. Our primary is the difference of the mean of myointimal hyperplasia. Statistical analysis was performed by using ANOVA and Tukey tests, as well as the Chi-square test. We calculated the 95% confidence interval for each point estimate, and the P value was set as < 0.05. Results: Group PS had a mean hyperplasia rate of 35.74% (95% CI, 31.76-39.71%); group C, 16.21% (95% CI, 13.36-19.05%); and group A, 21.12% (95% CI, 17.26-25.01%); P < 0.0001. Conclusion: We conclude that Allium sativum had the same efficacy in inhibiting myointimal hyperplasia when compared to the positive control, cilostazol.

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AnimalsArteriosclerosisCilostazolFemaleGarlicHyperplasiaImmunohistochemistryPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsRabbitsTetrazolesTunica IntimaCilostazolPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsTetrazoles

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PMID27849301
PMCPMC5094421
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