Effects of Nigella sativa L. seed oil on intima-media thickness and Bax and Caspase 3 expression in diabetic rat aorta.

Objective: Hyperglycaemia is an important risk factor for the development and progression of the macrovascular and microvascular complications that occur in diabetes. The expression of apoptotic markers in the aortic medial layer of diabetic rats and the effects of N. sativa L.