<it>Piper sarmentosum </it>inhibits ICAM-1 and Nox4 gene expression in oxidative stress-induced human umbilical vein endothelial cells

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Aqueous extract of <it>Piper sarmentosum </it>(AEPS) is known to possess antioxidant and anti-atherosclerotic activities but the mechanism responsible for it remains unclear. In early part of atherosclerosis, nuclear fact...

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Main Authors: Megat Mohd Nordin Nor, Hui Chua, Zakaria Zaiton, Ugusman Azizah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-04-01
Series:BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/11/31