Research Article

Ziziphora clinopodioides Flavonoids Protect Myocardial Cell Damage from Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury

Table 3

Effects of ZCF on the myocardial ischemia and infarction area in the in situ ischemia-reperfusion rat model (n = 8).

GroupZCF (mg/kg)Myocardial ischemic area (%)Myocardial infarct area (%)

Sham16.2 ± 5.03.0 ± 0.3
I/R58.0 ± 6.110.8 ± 1.9
ZCFH30043.3 ± 4.58.5 ± 1.2
ZCFM15047.2 ± 4.39.6 ± 0.5
ZCFL7553.6 ± 6.210.2 ± 0.8
Active control10.045.4 ± 3.36.4 ± 0.5

Note: comparison with the Sham group, P < 0.001; comparison with the I/R group, P < 0.05.