Beneficial effects of apricot-feeding on myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats

PARLAKPINAR H., Olmez E., Acet A., OZTURK F., Tasdemir S., ATEŞ B., ...More

FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY, vol.47, no.4, pp.802-808, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 47 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.fct.2009.01.014
  • Journal Name: FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.802-808
  • Keywords: Apricot, Heart, Ischemia-reperfusion injury, Rat, Nutritional antioxidants, ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES, BETA-CAROTENE, FREE-RADICALS, CAPACITY, ARRHYTHMIAS, POLYPHENOLS, PROTECTION, VEGETABLES, VARIETIES, VITAMIN
  • Inonu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The present study was undertaken to evaluate the cardio-protective potential of apricot-feeding in the ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) model of rats in vivo. Rats were divided into three groups of 12 rats each. Group 1 was fed with a standard rat chow, groups 2 and 3 were fed with a standard rat chow supplemented with 10% or 20% dried apricot during 3 months before the beginning of I/R studies. To produce I/R, the left main coronary artery was occluded for 30 min, followed by 120 min reperfusion, in anesthetized rats.