Antiatherogenic Potential of Nigella Sativa Seeds and Oil in Diet-Induced Hypercholesterolemia in Rabbits


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Posted by Admin on Wednesday, August, 15 2012 and filed under Nigella Sativa (Black Seed)
Key topics: Nigella Sativa Black Seed Hypercholesterolemia

Al-Naqeep G, Al-Zubairi AS, Ismail M, Amom ZH, Esa NM. Antiatherogenic Potential of nigella sativa seeds and oil in Diet-Induced Hypercholesterolemia in Rabbits. 1. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2011;2011:213628. Epub 2011 Jun 16.

Nigella sativa or black seed (N. sativa L.) is traditionally used for several ailments in many Middle Eastern countries. It is an annual herbaceous plant that belongs to the Ranuculacea family with many beneficial properties as antitumor, antidiabetic, antihypertensive, antioxidative and antibacterial. This work attempted to study the effect of N. sativa seeds powder and oil on atherosclerosis in diet-induced hypercholesterolemic (HC) rabbits in comparison with simvastatin (ST). Twenty-five adult New Zealand male white rabbits, weighing 1.5-2.5?kg, were divided into five groups; normal group (NC, n = 5) and four hypercholesterolemic groups (n = 20): a positive control (PC) and three HC groups force fed diet supplemented with 1000?mg?Kg(-1) body weight of N. sativa powder (NSP), 500?mg?Kg(-1) body N. sativa oil (NSO) and 10?mg?Kg(-1) ST for 8?weeks. Feeding HC rabbits with N. sativa either in powder or oil forms was shown to significantly reduce (P < .05) total cholesterol (TC) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLC) levels and enhance high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL) levels after treatment for 2, 4, 6 and 8 weeks compared to the PC group. Plaque formation was significantly inhibited while the intima: media ratio was significantly reduced in the NSP and NSO supplemented groups compared to the PC group. In conclusion, treatment of HC rabbits with N. sativa seeds powder or oil showed hypocholesterolemic and antiatherogenic cardioprotective properties.

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