Hypolipidaemic activity of seaweed from Karachi coast
Abstract
During the present study, ethanol extracts of five seaweed species Solieria robusta, Iyengaria stellata, Colpomenia sinuosa, Spatoglossum asperum and Caulerpa racemosa at 10 mg/ 200 g body weight were tested for their hypolipidaemic activity. All the species significantly decreased the serum total cholesterol, triglyceride and low density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in normal, triton‐induced and diet‐induced hyperlipidaemic rats. Solieria robusta was found to be the most effective in reducing the lipid profile, particularly in diet‐induced hyperlipidaemic rats. A beneficial effect of the ethanol extract of S. asperum was also found on cardiac and liver enzymes in diet‐induced hyperlipidaemic rats. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 2002
- Source ID
- 10.1002/ptr.909
Entities
People
- Jehan Ara
- Rashida Qasim
- Viqar Sultana
- Viqar Uddin Ahmad
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research