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Target | Compounds | Animal/organs | Effect | References |
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Antioxidant effect | TCR | Rat heart | Lipid peroxidation; |
Jayalakshmi and Devaraj, 2004 [28] |
Activity of marker enzymes; |
Antioxidant enzymes; |
Oxygen uptake; |
Respiratory coupling ratio |
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Positive inotropic effect | WS 1442 | Human myocardial tissue | cAMP-independent mechanism; |
Schwinger et al., 2000 [31] |
Sarcolemmal Na+/K+-ATPase; |
Sodium pump; |
Intracellular Ca2+ concentration; |
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Anti-inflammatory effect | AEC | Rat heart |
Nitritive stress; |
Vijayan et al., 2012 [37] |
Oxidative stress; |
iNOS expression; |
COX-2; |
Lipid peroxidation; |
Cytochrome c; |
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Anti-cardiac remodeling effect | WS 1442 | Rat | LV chamber volumes (VOL); |
Hwang et al., 2008 [41] |
Relative wall thickness; |
Vcfc; |
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Antiplatelet aggregation | Crataegus aronia syn. Azarolus (L) | Rat blood | Bleeding time; |
Abdullah et al., 2012 [45] |
Platelet aggregation; |
Serum levels of TXB2; |
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Vasodilating effect | WS 1442 | Isolated rings of rat aorta | Endothelium-dependent, |
Brixuis et al., 2006 [50] |
NO-mediated vasorelaxation; |
eNOS phosphorylation; |
Crataegus microphylla CM extract | Rat thoracic aorta | Endothelium-dependent relaxation; |
Gökçe et al., 2013 [52] |
Vascular contraction; |
iNOS expression; |
Plasma levels of TNF-, IL-6; |
Lipid peroxidation; |
CE | Rat aorta | Endothelium-dependent nitric oxide(NO)-mediated relaxation; |
Kim et al., 2000 [54] |
Tetraethylammonium-sensitive K+ channels; |
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Endothelial protection | WS 1442 | Rat main mesenteric arteries | Prostanoid-mediated contractile responses; |
Idris-Khodja et al., 2012 [63] |
Oxidative stress; |
COX-1 and COX-2; |
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Protect I/R injury | WS 1442 | Rat myocardium | Contractile function; |
Veveris et al., 2004 [67] |
Infarct size; |
Crataegus oxyacantha | Rat heart | Average prevalence of malignant arrhythmias (VF + Flutter); |
Makdessi et al., 1999 [68] |
Average prevalence of VT; |
TCR | Rat heart | Antioxidant enzyme activity; |
Jayalakshim and Devaraj, 2004 [69] |
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Antiarrhythmic effect | Crataegus meyeri extracts | Rat | Ventricular ectopic beats; |
Garjani et al., 2000 [72] |
Single extrasystoles; |
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Lipid-lowering effect | HFC | Mice | Blood lipids; |
Xu et al., 2009 [76] |
(LDL-C)/TC; |
TG levels; |
HFC | Hamsters | Serum cholesterol; |
Zhang et al., 2002 [78] |
VLDL + LDL cholesterol; |
Hepatic cholesterol ester content; |
The leaf of Crataegus pinnatifida | Mice | TG and glucose absorption; |
Wang et al., 2011 [79] |
Gastrointestinal transit; |
TG and free fatty acid; |
Hawthorn flavonoids | Mice | LPL expression; |
Fan et al., 2006 [80] |
PPARγ-dependent mechanism; |
TCR | Rat | Lipids in the serum and heart; |
Akila and Devaraj, 2008 [81] |
Lipid in liver and aorta; |
Activity of antioxidant enzymes; |
Whole plant of Crataegus | Zebrafish | Intravascular cholesterol levels; |
Robert et al., 2012 [82] |
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Decrease of arterial blood pressure | Crataegus tanacetifolia leaf extract |
Rats coronary artery | L-NAME-induced hypertension; |
Koçyõldõz et al., 2006 [83] |
Beneficial effects on cardiovascular system; |
Aqueous extract of Crataegus |
Rat | HR and MAP; |
Shatoor, 2013 [84] |
Sinus node suppression; |
Atrioventricular blockade; Muscarinic receptor M2; |
Blockade of beta-receptors; |
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