cissampelos laxiflora/glutathione

BACKGROUND Cissampelos pareira extract has been traditionally used in ayruveda as cardiotonic, diuretics and in heart complains but its pharmacological evaluation in thyroxin-induced cardiac hypertrophy has not yet been explored. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess the cardioprotective

The aim of this study was to assess the cardioprotective effect of Cissampelos pareira root extract on isoproterenol-induced cardiac dysfunction in rats. Male albino Wistar rats were randomly divided into eight groups and received either normal saline (0.5 ml/kg, intraperitoneally), isoproterenol (5