Experiment 69615

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismGinkgo biloba (GINKGOACEAE)
CitationKUDOLO,GB: WANG,W: DORSEY,S: BLODGETT,J:. (2003). ORAL INGESTION OF GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT REDUCES THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTING (TBAR) SUBSTANCES IN WASHED PLATELETS OF HEALTHY SUBJECTS.. 3(4)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseISOFORM ACTIVITY. 17 VS.29+/-13 PMOL/10(7) PLATELETS (P<0.004), FOR THE NORMO- AND HYPERCHOLEMIC SUBJECTS, RESPECTIVELY. IN CONCLUSION, GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT IS A POTENT ANTIOXIDANT FOR BOTH GROUPS, REDUCING TBAR SUBSTANCES POSSIBLY BY INHIBITING PLATELETS COX-1 13 YEARS; N=18) AND HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIC SUBJECTS (TOTAL CHOLESTEROL,229+/-35; AGE, 45+/-8 YEARS, N=12). GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED CELLULAR CONTENT OF TBAR SUBSTANCES; 42+/-21 VS.28+/- 16 PMOL/10(7 PLATLETS (P<0.0025) AND 50+/- THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTING (TBAR) SUBSTANCES WERE MEASURED IN WASHED PLATELETS BEFORE AND AFTER INGESTING 120 MG OF STANDARDIZED GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT DAILY FOR 3 MONTHS, IN BOTH NORMOCHOLESTEROLMIC (TOTAL CHOLESTEROL,160+/-27MG/DL; AGE 40+/-
Dose amount120.0 MG
Number1
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Per unitDAY
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractACETONE EXT
GenderGIVEN TO BOTH SEXES