Cardioprotective potential of (Spinach) against isoproterenol-induced myocardial infarction in rats.

Context: is rich in antioxidant phyto-constituents, termed as the natural antioxidant mixture (NAO).

Objective: This study investigates the cardioprotective effect of an antioxidant-rich extract of (NAOE) and its phytoconstituent rutin in isoproterenol (ISO)-induced myocardial infarction in rats.

Methods: Rats were treated with NAOE (400 and 800 mg/kg), rutin (50 mg/kg) and the reference drug gemfibrozil (50 mg/kg) daily for 30 days and were administered ISO (85 mg/kg, s.

Amelioration of Abnormalities Associated with the Metabolic Syndrome by (Spinach) Consumption and Aerobic Exercise in Rats.

The present study evaluates the protective effects of an antioxidant-rich extract of (NAOE) in abnormalities associated with the metabolic syndrome (MetS) in rats. HPTLC of NAOE revealed the presence of 13 total antioxidants, 14 flavonoids, and 10 phenolic acids. Rats administered with fructose (20% /) in drinking water for 45 days to induce abnormalities of MetS received NAOE (200 and 400 mg/kg, po), the standard drug gemfibrozil (60 mg/kg, po), aerobic exercise (AE), and a combination of NAOE 400 mg/kg and AE (NAOEAE) daily for 45 days.