Reduction of oxidative stress and atherosclerosis in hyperlipidemic rabbits by Dioscorea rhizome.

Hyperlipidemia may induce oxidative stress, which is important in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Dioscorea rhizome (DR) is the powdered form of yams, and possesses antioxidant and hypolipidemic function. We therefore investigated the antioxidative and antiatherogenic effects of DR on hyperlipidemic rabbits.

Antioxidative and hypolipidemic effects of barley leaf essence in a rabbit model of atherosclerosis.

The antioxidative and hypolipidemic effects of barley leaf essence (BL) were investigated in a rabbit model of atherosclerosis. Twenty-four New Zealand White male rabbits were assigned randomly into four dietary groups. The normal group was fed regular rabbit chow and the control group was fed a chow containing 0.