Hypocholesterolemic and antiatherosclerotic potential of Basella alba leaf extract in hypercholesterolemia-induced rabbits

• Main Authors: Gunasekaran, Baskaran, Salvamani, Shamala, Azlan, Azrina, Ahmad, Siti Aqlima, Yeap, Swee Keong, Abd. Shukor, Mohd. Yunus
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52322/1/52322.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52322/; https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2015/751714/abs/

Hypercholesterolemia is the major risk factor that leads to atherosclerosis. Nowadays, alternative treatment using medicinal plants gained much attention since the usage of statins leads to adverse health effects, especially liver and muscle toxicity. This study was designed to investigate the hypoc...