Metformin and berberine have been reported to have lipid lowering effects. This study aims to investigate lipid lowering effects of berberine and metformin, alone and in combination, in HepG2 cells to determine whether berberine and metformin work synergistically and elucidate their mechanisms. HepG2 cells were treated with 33 mM glucose in the presence of various concentrations of berberine an...

       The study was designed with an aim to evaluate the protective effects of reduced glutathione on cyclophosphamide induced lipid peroxidation and also changes in cholesterol content. Goat liver and white New Zealand rabbit were used as lipid source for the models. Lipid peroxidation study was performed by measuring the malondial...

Metformin and berberine have been reported to have lipid lowering effects. This study aims to investigate lipid lowering effects of berberine and metformin, alone and in combination, in HepG2 cells to determine whether berberine and metformin work synergistically and elucidate their mechanisms. HepG2 cells were treated with 33 mM glucose in the presence of various concentrations of berberine an...

background: phthalates are a group of multifunctional chemicals. diethyl phthalate (dep) is one of the most frequently used phthalates in solvents and fixatives for numerous industrial products. method: the present experiment was designed to assess oxidative stress, if any, caused by diethyl phthalate. for this the homogenates of liver and kidney were treated with different concentrations ( 10-...

aim and background: previous studies suggest that mental stress may influence serum lipid levels. this study was conducted on adult population living in rural and urban areas in central iran to assess the correlation between stress levels and lipid profile disorders. methods and materials: data was extracted from final evaluation of isfahan healthy heart program (ihhp) in 2008. multistage clust...

abstract background: atherosclerosis and subsequent coronary artery disease is the leading cause of death in iranian population. high serum lipid levels, especially the elevated level of low-density lipoprotein (ldl), have been shown to be strongly related to the development of atherosclerosis. the relationship between dietary glycemic index (gi) and lipid profile, particularly in nonwestern po...

objective: oxidative stress is a serious complication in diabetic patients. black tea and also sour tea contained some flavonoids with antioxidant properties and may be helpful in prevention of lipid oxidation. the aim of this study was to compare the effects of sour tea and black tea on in-vitro copper induced serum lipids oxidizability in diabetic patients. materials and methods: in this sequ...

l- carnitine has been recognized as a new and important dietary supplementation, essential for human and animal nutrition. this study was conducted to evaluate the use of dietary l- carnitine supplementation and its effects on the growth (body final weight, daily growth rate (dgr), feed efficiency (fe), feed conversion ratio (fcr), daily feed intake  (dfi), protein efficiency ratio (per), lipid...