Open AccessSteroidal saponin diosgenin from Dioscorea bulbifera protects cardiac cells from hypoxia -reoxygenation injury through modulation of pro -survival and pro -death molecules
Author(s) -
Karuppiah Shanmugasundarapandian Jayachandran,
Hannah R. Vasanthi,
Narasimman Gurusamy
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
pharmacognosy magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-4062
pISSN - 0973-1296
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1296.176114
Subject(s) - diosgenin , lactate dehydrogenase , pharmacology , saponin , programmed cell death , chemistry , apoptosis , biochemistry , biology , medicine , enzyme , pathology , alternative medicine , organic chemistry
Diosgenin, a steroidal saponin from plants, exhibits many biological potentials. Herein, the cardioprotective role of diosgenin is studied.