Nigella sativa protects against isoproterenol-induced myocardial infarction by alleviating oxidative stress, biochemical alterations and histological damage

Objective: To evaluate the cardioprotective effect of Nigella sativa L. (N. sativa) in isoproterenol-induced myocardial infarction (MI). Methods: Groups were treated with different doses of ethanol extract of N. sativa (EENS) and N. sativa oil alone and along with enalapril for 28 days. MI was induc...

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Main Authors: Md. Quamrul Hassan, Mohd. Akhtar, Sayeed Ahmed, Aftab Ahmad, Abul Kalam Najmi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-04-01
Series:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169117300382