nigella degenii/infarction

OBJECTIVE Stroke still remains a challenge for the researchers and scientists for developing ideal drug. Several new drugs are being evaluated showing excellent results in preclinical studies but when tested in clinical trials, they failed. Many herbal drugs in different indigenous system of

OBJECTIVE Aqueous and hydroalcoholic extracts of Nigella sativa (400 mg/kg, orally) for 7 days were administered and evaluated for their neuroprotective effects on middle cerebral artery occluded (MCAO) rats. METHODS Cerebral ischemia was induced by middle cerebral artery occlusion for 2 h followed

Reperfusion of the ischemic myocardium causes the myocardial injury and life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias in human. This study aimed to investigate the effects of thymoquinone (TQ) on myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury and ischemia- and reperfusion-induced ventricular arrhythmias in

BACKGROUND Reduction of permanent or transient cerebral blood flow may lead to some structural and functional changes of the brain, causing high mortality and morbidity. The aim of this experimental study was to investigate the effects of hydroalcoholic extract of Nigella sativa (NS) on markers of