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ArticleIndian journal of pharmacology

Sankar Jamuna, Ashokkumar Rathinavel, Sakeena Sadullah Mohammed Sadullah, Sivasitambaram Niranjali Devaraj

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Article in Indian journal of pharmacology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sankar JamunaDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Ashokkumar RathinavelDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Sakeena Sadullah Mohammed SadullahDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Sivasitambaram Niranjali DevarajDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
University of Madras · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesOver the past three decades, numerous studies have focused on the biological activities of oligomeric proanthocyanidins (OPCs) in the prevention of many diseases such as neurodegeneration, atherosclerosis, tumorigenesis, and microbial infections. OPC has redox-active metabolites which could modulate the intracellular redox equilibrium to maintain the antioxidant homeostasis. This redox-modulating efficiency of OPC could provide new insights into therapeutic approaches that could reduce the burden of cardiovascular diseases. The main objective of this study was to explore the biological and metabolic activities of OPC using

methodsTo validate the above objective, chemoinformatic tools were used to predict the metabolism of OPC after ingestion, based on both the ligand and structure of the constituent compounds.

resultsOPC showed possible sites for Phase I metabolism by cytochrome P450, and the metabolites obtained thereafter may be responsible for its biological activities. Absorption, distribution, metabolism, elimination, and toxicity properties showed efficient absorption, distribution, and metabolism of OPC, without toxicity.

conclusionThus, from the results obtained, OPC could be strongly recommended as a cardioprotective drug.

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Computer SimulationAntioxidantsCardiotonic AgentsCytochrome P-450 Enzyme SystemHumansLigandsOxidation-ReductionProanthocyanidinsAntioxidantsCardiotonic AgentsCytochrome P-450 Enzyme SystemLigandsProanthocyanidinsAbsorptionand toxicitycardiovascular diseasesdistributioneliminationin silicometabolismmetabolitesoligomeric proanthocyanidins

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PMID30636827
PMCPMC6302699
OpenAlexW2903945600

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