The Antioxidant Response Induced by Lonicera caerulaea Berry Extracts in Animals Bearing Experimental Solid Tumors
Abstract
:Introduction
Results and Discussion
Effects of Lonicera cerulaea berry extracts on the growth of experimental tumors
Compound* | Amount detected |
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Ascorbic acid | 95 ± 0.82 mg /100 mL extract |
Phenolic compounds (as gallic acid equivalent) | 1.16 ± 0.05 mg /100 mL extract |
Total anthocyanins (as cyanidin equivalents) | 8.21 ± 0.32 mg /100 mL extract |
Effect of Lonicera caerulaea berry extracts on the oxidative state of the tumor-bearing animals
Lipid peroxide index (LPI)
Ceruloplasmin activity (CPA)
Total thiol groups (TSH)
Conclusions
Experimental
Plant material extraction and characterization
Animals
Tumor implantation
Experimental design
Oxidative stress assessment
Statistical analysis
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Gruia, M.I.; Oprea, E.; Gruia, I.; Negoita, V.; Farcasanu, I.C. The Antioxidant Response Induced by Lonicera caerulaea Berry Extracts in Animals Bearing Experimental Solid Tumors. Molecules 2008, 13, 1195-1206. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules13051195
Gruia MI, Oprea E, Gruia I, Negoita V, Farcasanu IC. The Antioxidant Response Induced by Lonicera caerulaea Berry Extracts in Animals Bearing Experimental Solid Tumors. Molecules. 2008; 13(5):1195-1206. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules13051195
Chicago/Turabian StyleGruia, Maria Iuliana, Eliza Oprea, Ion Gruia, Valentina Negoita, and Ileana Cornelia Farcasanu. 2008. "The Antioxidant Response Induced by Lonicera caerulaea Berry Extracts in Animals Bearing Experimental Solid Tumors" Molecules 13, no. 5: 1195-1206. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules13051195