Cratoxylum formosum Extract Alleviates Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Nitric Oxide-Deficient Rats

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Prapassorn Potue
Putcharawipa Maneesai
Upa Kukongviriyapan
Parichat Prachaney
Poungrat Pakdeechote

Abstract

Background and Objectives: Cratoxylum formosum (CF), Tiew Khao, is a local plant that exerts antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. This study aimed to investigate the effects of CF extract on left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy and oxidative stress in nitric oxide-deficient rats.


Methods: Male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 3 groups including control group received normal drinking water, Nω-nitro L-arginine methyl ester hydrochloride (L-NAME) group received L-NAME (40 mg/kg/day) for five weeks and L-NAME group treated with CF extract (500 mg/kg/day) for the last two weeks. At the end of experiment, heart weight, LV wall thickness and cross-sectional area, vascular superoxide production and plasma malondialdehyde were measured.


Results: Rats received L-NAME showed LV hypertrophy and increases in oxidative stress markers (p<0.05).  Treatment with CF extract significantly alleviated LV hypertrophy associated with reducing oxidative stress markers in L-NAME treated rats.


Conclusion: CF extract alleviated LV hypertrophy in L-NAME rats which might be related with its antioxidant properties.

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Potue P, Maneesai P, Kukongviriyapan U, Prachaney P, Pakdeechote P. Cratoxylum formosum Extract Alleviates Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Nitric Oxide-Deficient Rats. SRIMEDJ [Internet]. 2020 Sep. 8 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];35(5):598-602. Available from: https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/SRIMEDJ/article/view/246696
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