Review Article

The Beneficial Effects of Saffron Extract on Potential Oxidative Stress in Cardiovascular Diseases

Table 1

Detected studies reporting potential antioxidative stress effects of saffron in CVDs.

ReferenceAuthorApplicationComponentExperimentModelTarget

[17]Shuying HeAtherosclerosisCrocinIn vitroBovine aortic endothelial cellsMDA, NOS
[66]F.T. TangCrocinIn vitroBovine aortic endothelial cellsNOS, eNOS
[67].Shuguo ZhengCrocetinIn vivoNew Zealand white rabbitsNF-κB
[68]Shuguo ZhengCrocetinIn vivoNew Zealand white rabbitsOx-LDL
[69]Shuying HeCrocetinIn vivoQuailsMDA, NOS
[66]F.T. TangCrocinIn vivoNew Zealand rabbitsNOS, eNOS
[70]S. K. VermaSaffronClinical findingHumanOx-LDL
[71]Nasim AbedimaneshSaffronClinical findingHumanLOX1, NF-κB, MCP-1

[78]Siyavash JoukarMyocardial ischemiaSaffronIn vivoWistar ratsGSHPx
[79]Roya MehdizadehSafranalIn vivoWistar ratsMDA
[80]S.N. GoyalCrocinIn vivoWistar albino ratsSOD, CAT, GSH, MDA
[81]Zhiheng HuangSaffronIn vivoSprague Dawley ratsRho/ROCK/NF-κB
[82]Weiyue JinCrocinIn vivoKunming miceTLR4/NF-κB
[83]Yurun XueSafranalIn vivoSprague Dawley ratsMDA, SOD

[87]Mahin DianatIschemia reperfusionCrocinIn vitroIsolated Sprague Dawley rat heartsSOD, CAT, MDA
[88]Mahin DianatCrocinIn vitroIsolated Sprague Dawley rat heartsSOD, CAT, MDA
[89]Saurabh BhartiCrocinIn vivoWistar albino ratsAkt/GSK-3β/eNOS, GSHPx,IKK-β/NF-κB
[90]P. EfentakisSaffronIn vivoApoE(-/-) miceAkt/eNOS/ERK1/2/GSK3-β
[91]Zahra JahanbakhshCrocinIn vivoWistar ratsSOD, GSH, MDA
[92]Junling YanCrocetinIn vivoSprague Dawley ratsiNOS, NO
[93]Yanyan WangCrocetinIn vivoWistar ratsMDA, SOD, NO, eNOS

[121]Nathalie ChahineDrug cardiotoxicitySaffronIn vitroIsolated Oryctolagus cuniculus
Rabbit hearts
SOD
[122]Nathalie ChahineSaffronIn vitroIsolated Oryctolagus cuniculus
Rabbit hearts
SOD
[123]Nathalie ChahineSaffronIn vitroH9c2 cellsLDH
[124]Xi ChuCrocinIn vitroH9c2 cellsSOD, GSH, catalase
[99]Bibi Marjan RazaviCrocinIn vivoWistar ratsHIF-α
[125]Bibi Marjan RazaviCrocinIn vivoWistar ratsMDA

[101]Intidhar Ben SalemDrug cardiotoxicityCrocinIn vivoBalb/c miceSOD
[133]Nasser RazmaraiiCrocinIn vivoWistar rats
[134]Nehal M ElsherbinyCrocinIn vivoSprague Dawley ratsMDA, SOD
[124]Xi ChuCrocinIn vivoSprague Dawley ratsTLR-2/NF-κB