The enriched proanthocyanidin extract of Ligaria cuneifolia shows a marked hypocholesterolemic effect in rats fed with cholesterol-enriched diet.

CONCLUSION: Essentially, the treatment with PLc, despite the duration produces a modification in hemorheological parameters approaching the values of the experimental group with standard diet. Further work is necessary to better evaluate the mechanisms by which PLc induces modifications in the lipids metabolism. PMID: 29473534 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Recent Patents on Endocrine, Metabolic and Immune Drug Discovery - Category: Endocrinology Tags: Recent Pat Endocr Metab Immune Drug Discov Source Type: research