08/30/2019 / By Melissa Smith
Researchers from Brazil looked at the cardiovascular effect of diosgenin, a phytoestrogen and a constituent of yam (Dioscorea) species, on ovariectomized rats. The researchers published their findings in the Journal of Medicinal Food.
Based on these results, the researchers concluded that diosgenin induced relaxation in aortic rings through an endothelium-dependent pathway, which involves the endothelium-derived relaxing factor (EDRF), the opening of potassium channels and antioxidant action.
Journal Reference:
Morais ICPdS, Moura IJL, Sabino CKB, Nicolau LAD, Souza FdM, da Silva-Filho JC, de Cassia Meneses Oliveira R, Medeiros JVR, de Lima SG, de Oliveira AP. CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT OF DIOSGENIN IN OVARIECTOMIZED RATS. Journal of Medicinal Food. 15 March 2019; 22(3): 248-256. DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2018.0019
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