Effect of methanolic extract of piper sarmentosum leaves on neointimal foam cell infiltration in rabbits fed with high cholesterol diet

• Main Authors: Amran, A.A., Zakaria, Z., Othman, Faizah, Das, S., Al-Mekhlafi, Hesham Mahyoub, Raj, S., Nordin, N.
• Format: Article
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/4043/

Previous research has shown the beneficial effects of aqueous extract of Piper sarmentosum (P.s) on atherosclerosis. The first stage in atherosclerosis is the formation of foam cell. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of the methanol extract of P.s on fatty streaks by calculating ne...