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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. saimaa.gul@gmail.com
  • 2 PAPRSB Institute of Health Sciences, University Brunei Darussalam, Gadong BE1410, Bander Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam. sagheer.ahmed@ubd.edu.bn
  • 3 PAPRSB Institute of Health Sciences, University Brunei Darussalam, Gadong BE1410, Bander Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam. nurolaini.kifli@ubd.edu.bn
  • 4 Department of Surgery, Khyber Medical University Institute of Medical Sciences, Kohat, 26000, Pakistan. qazitahiruddin@gmail.com
  • 5 Department of Medicine, Khyber Medical University Institute of Medical Sciences, Kohat, 26000, Pakistan. dr.nafisa.tahir@gmail.com
  • 6 Department of Biotechnology & Informtics, Baluchistan University of Information Technology, Engineering & Management Sciences, Quetta-87300, Quetta, Pakistan. abrarbangash176@gmil.com
  • 7 Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University Putra Malaysia, 43400, Selangor, Malaysia. hawazej@gmail.com
  • 8 Department of Medical and Surgical Specialities, Transilvania University of Brasov, Brasov, Romania. moga.og@gmail.com
  • 9 The Patent Office, Karachi, Pakistan. ahirzia@gmail.com
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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