Disease relevance of Cissus

• In the search of new potential antiulcer agents, the present study evaluated the ethanol extract of Cissus quadrangularis (CQE) against the gastric toxicity induced by aspirin in rats [1].

High impact information on Cissus

• Cissus sicyoides (princess vine) in the long-term treatment of streptozotocin-diabetic rats [2].
• SNSP and starch are possibly the main, but not the only, components responsible for the glucose- and insulin-lowering effects of cissus flour [3].
• Antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of Cissus quadrangularis L [4].
• Anti-sickling potential of a Nigerian herbal formula (ajawaron HF) and the major plant component (Cissus populnea L. CPK) [5].
• Extracts of Cissus quadrangularis L. were tested for antioxidant activity by beta-carotene linoleic acid model and also by 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl model [4].

Biological context of Cissus

• Compared with the controls, detarium and cissus meals elicited significant reductions (P < 0.006) in plasma glucose levels at most postprandial time points and for area-under-the-curve (AUC) values (AUC reductions 38-62%) [3].

Associations of Cissus with chemical compounds

• Antiosteoporotic effect of ethanol extract of Cissus quadrangularis Linn. on ovariectomized rat [6].
• Coumarin glycoside from Cissus sicyoides [7].
• Vasoconstrictor effect of Cissus sicyoides on guinea-pig aortic rings [8].
• Aqueous and methanol extracts of nine traditional Zulu medicinal plants, Cissus quandrangularis L., Cyphostemma flaviflorum (Sprague) Descoings, Cyphostemma lanigerum (Harv.) Descoings ex Wild & Drum, Cyphostemma natalitium (Szyszyl.) J. v. d [9].
• From the aerial parts of Cissus sicyoides, a new coumarin glycoside 5,6,7,8-tetrahydroxycoumarin-5beta-xylopyranoside was obtained together with known coumarin sabandin, two flavonoids kaempferol 3-rhamnoside and quercetin 3-rhamnoside and two steroids, sitosterol and 3beta-O-beta-D-glucopyranosylsitosterol [7].

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