Treatment With Crocin Improves Cardiac Dysfunction by Normalizing Autophagy and Inhibiting Apoptosis in STZ-induced Diabetic Cardiomyopathy Abstract Background and aim: The association of diabetes mellitus (DM) and poor metabolic control…
Effects of the Active Constituents of Crocus Sativus L. Crocins and Their Combination With Memantine on Recognition Memory in Rats Abstract Crocus sativus L., is a plant cultivated in many…
The Effect of Saffron, Crocus Sativus Stigma, Extract and Its Constituents, Safranal and Crocin on Sexual Behaviors in Normal Male Rats Abstract In this study, the aphrodisiac activities of Crocus…
The Effect of Saffron (Crocus sativus) Carotenoids on Hemostasis and Atherosclerosis Abstract In current review is described in short the findings indicating that Crocus sativus exerts antithrombotic and antiatherosclerosis effect.…
Quantitation of Crocins and Picrocrocin in Saffron by HPLC: Application to Quality Control and Phytochemical Differentiation From Other Crocus Taxa Abstract A chromatographic method was developed and fully validated for…
In-chain Neutral Hydrocarbon Loss From Crocin Apocarotenoid Ester Glycosides and the Crocetin Aglycon (Crocus Sativus L.) by ESI-MS(n) (n=2, 3) Abstract The stigmas of Crocus sativus L. have been used…
Crocins, the active constituents of Crocus Sativus L., counteracted ketamine-induced behavioural deficits in rats Abstract Experimental evidence indicates that the non-competitive N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist ketamine impairs cognition and can…
Saffron as a Source of Novel Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors: Molecular Docking and in Vitro Enzymatic Studies Abstract Inhibitors of acetylcholine breakdown by acetylcholinesterase (AChE) constitute the main therapeutic modality for Alzheimer's…
Comparison of Different Tandem Mass Spectrometric Techniques (ESI-IT, ESI- And IP-MALDI-QRTOF and vMALDI-TOF/RTOF) for the Analysis of Crocins and Picrocrocin From the Stigmas of Crocus Sativus L Abstract Rationale: The…
Crocetin From Saffron: An Active Component of an Ancient Spice Abstract The known properties of saffron (Crocus sativus, L.) and its components have been examined. Recently, hormone like effects in…