Experiment 346830

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PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismGinkgo biloba (GINKGOACEAE)
CitationPIETRI,S: SEGUIN,JR: D'ARBIGNY,P: DRIEU,K: CULCASI,M:. (1997). GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT (EGB 761) PRETREATMENT LIMITS FREE RADICAL-INDUCED OXIDATIVE STRESS IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CORONARY BYPASS SURGERY.. 11(2)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseA RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND PLACEBO-CONTROLLED STUDY WAS PERFORMED ON 15 PATIENTS UNDERGOING AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT TO DETERMINE THE EFFECT OF GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT ON FREE-RADICAL-INDUCED OXIDATIVE STRESS. PATIENTS RECEIVED 320 MG OF EXTRACT FOR 5 DAYS PRIOR TO SURGERY. UPON AORTIC UNCLAMPING, THE EXTRACT INHIBITED TRANSCARDIAC RELEASE OF THIOBARBITURIC ACID-REACTIVE SPECIES, ATTENUATED FREE RADICAL LEVELS, REDUCED DELAYED LEAKAGE OF MYOGLOBIN, AND VENTRICULAR MYOSIN LEAKAGE. THE CLINICAL OUTCOME OF TREATED VS. UNTREATED PATIENTS WAS NOT SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT(EGB-761 WAS USED).
Dose amount320.0 MG
Number1
Qualitative resultEQUIVOCAL
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Per unitKG
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractETOH(30%)EXT
GenderGIVEN TO BOTH SEXES