期刊名称：International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology
印刷版ISSN：2347-6710
电子版ISSN：2319-8753
出版年度：2013
卷号：2
期号：9
页码：4718
出版社：S&S Publications
摘要：Cadmium, an extremely toxic metal leads to a large number of health conditions like, diabetes, cancer,cardiovascular diseases etc., Studies have shown that exposure to cadmium causes hyperlipidaemia & alsohypercholesterolemia. Moringa oleifera, a ‘Miracle Tree’, is having a wide range of medicinal uses like, anti-oxidant,hepato-protective, cholesterol lowering actions, etc., with a high nutritional value. Therefore, the present study wasdesigned to elucidate the effect of aqueous leaf extract of Moringa oleifera on lipid profile in cadmium exposed adultWistar rats. Twenty four male Wistar Albino rats were divided into four groups. Pre-treatment with Moringa leafextract in cadmium exposed rats showed a significant decrease in the levels total cholesterol, triglyceride, HDL, LDL &VLDL as compared to the untreated control group. Therefore, the present study suggests that pre-treatment withMoringa oleifera leaf extract has a positive effect in lowering the lipid profile in cadmium exposed rats.
