[Hypocholesterolemic effect of naringin and rutin flavonoids]
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Preparation of Naringenin Solution for In Vivo Application
Published on: August 10, 2021
R R da Silva1, T T de Oliveira, T J Nagem
1Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Abstract:
Flavonoids are pigments fenolics of plants that possess several biological activities, and many of these are associated with prevention of chronic diseases as cancer and hyperlipidemia. This work had as objective evaluates the effect of the flavonoids naringin and rutin on the metabolism lipidic of chicks hypercholesterolemic. In agreement with the results it can be observed that naringin and rutin reduced the levels of total cholesterol significantly, cholesterol-LDL, cholesterol-VLDL and triglycerols, not presenting, however, reductions in the levels of cholesterol-HDL.
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