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Protective effect of aqueous saffron extract (Crocus sativus L.) and crocin, its active constituent, on renal ischemia-reperfusion-induced oxidative damage in rats.

Hossein Hosseinzadeh, Hamid Reza Sadeghnia, Toktam Ziaee, Aghdas Danaee

PubMed · 2005 · 240 citations · 29 references

Abstract

This study therefore suggests that the aqueous saffron extract (Crocus sativus L.) and its active constituent, crocin, may be useful agents for the prevention of renal ischemia-reperfusion (IR)-induced oxidative injury in rats.

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