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The hypolipidemic activity of friedelin isolated from Azima tetracantha Lam., Salvadoraceae, was studied in Triton WR-1339 and high-fat diet-induced hyperlipidemic rats. In Triton WR-1339 induced hyperlipidemic rats, treatment with friedelin (50 and 70 mg/kg) showed a significant (p < 0.01) lipid-lowering effect as assessed by reversal of plasma levels of total cholesterol (TC), triacylglycerides (TG), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). In high-fat diet fed hyperlipidemic rats, treatment with friedelin (50 and 70 mg/kg) caused lowering of lipid levels in plasma and liver. The hypolipidemic activity of friedelin was compared with fenofibrate, a known lipid-lowering drug, in both models.
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VD contributed to the isolation and characterization of friedelin. CS evaluated the hypolipidemic activity of friedelin and wrote the manuscript. SSI contributed to laboratory work with CS. NAAD and SI evaluated the data and corrected the manuscript. All the authors have read the final manuscript and approved submission.
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Duraipandiyan, V., Al-Dhabi, N.A., Irudayaraj, S.S. et al. Hypolipidemic activity of friedelin isolated from Azima tetracantha in hyperlipidemic rats. Rev. Bras. Farmacogn. 26, 89–93 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjp.2015.07.025
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