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Multiple pathways are responsible for anti-inflammatory and cardiovascular activities of Hordeum vulgare L

Gul S 1 , Ahmed S 2 , Kifli N 3 , Uddin QT 4 , Batool Tahir N 5 , Hussain A 6 Show all authors , Jaafar HZ 7 , Moga M 8 , Zia-Ul-Haq M 9

Affiliations 

  • 1 PAPRSB Institute of Health Sciences, University Brunei Darussalam, Gadong BE1410, Bander Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam. [email protected]
  • 2 PAPRSB Institute of Health Sciences, University Brunei Darussalam, Gadong BE1410, Bander Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam. [email protected]
  • 3 PAPRSB Institute of Health Sciences, University Brunei Darussalam, Gadong BE1410, Bander Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam. [email protected]
  • 4 Department of Surgery, Khyber Medical University Institute of Medical Sciences, Kohat, 26000, Pakistan. [email protected]
  • 5 Department of Medicine, Khyber Medical University Institute of Medical Sciences, Kohat, 26000, Pakistan. [email protected]
  • 6 Department of Biotechnology & Informtics, Baluchistan University of Information Technology, Engineering & Management Sciences, Quetta-87300, Quetta, Pakistan. [email protected]
  • 7 Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University Putra Malaysia, 43400, Selangor, Malaysia. [email protected]
  • 8 Department of Medical and Surgical Specialities, Transilvania University of Brasov, Brasov, Romania. [email protected]
  • 9 The Patent Office, Karachi, Pakistan. [email protected]
J Transl Med, 2014;12:316.
PMID: 25428431 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-014-0316-9

Abstract

Hordeum vulgare L. (HV or barley) is used by traditional healers to treat various inflammatory and cardiovascular diseases, without the knowledge of pharmacologic rationale behind its actions. This study was designed to explore the potential scientific mechanism(s) that could explain the use of Hordeum vulgare in traditional medicine as a treatment for various inflammatory and cardiovascular diseases.

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