TY - JOUR ID - 2074 TI - Effect of Bunium persicum aqueous extract plus endurance exercise on cardiorespiratory capacity and serum lipid profile JO - Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine JA - AJP LA - en SN - 2228-7930 AU - Khaksari, Mohammad AU - Ahmadi, Mohsen AU - Najafipour, Hamid AU - Shahrokhi, Nader AD - Physiology Research Center and Department of Physiology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, I. R. Iran AD - Department of Physical Education, Shahid Bahonar University, Kerman, I. R. Iran AD - Physiology Research Center and Department of Physiology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 VL - 4 IS - 2 SP - 118 EP - 126 KW - Bunium persicum extract KW - Cardiorespiratory capacity KW - Endurance Exercise KW - Hypercholesterolemia KW - lipid profile DO - 10.22038/ajp.2014.2074 N2 - Objective(s): We examined the effects of endurance exercise in the presence of Bunium persicum extract administration on lipid profile and cardiorespiratory capacity in hypercholesterolemic male mice. Materials and Methods: Forty male hypercholesterolemic mice were divided into four groups: Vehicle, Endurance exercise (EE), Bunium persicum extract (BPE), and EE + BPE. The exercise protocol was performed at a speed of 18 m/min, 40 min/day, and 5 days/week for 6 weeks. The BPE was administered orally by a dose of 20 mg/Kg/day. Results: The results indicated that the 6-week endurance training accompanied by Bunium Persicum extract administration increased cardiorespiratory capacity significantly (601±39 vs. 293±20 meters, p<0.001). Total cholesterol level was significantly reduced in EE + BPE compared with Vehicle and EE groups (p<0.05). LDL-c was lower in EE + BPE compared with the Vehicle (p<0.01). HDL-c in BPE and EE + BPE groups was significantly higher than Vehicle (pConclusion: The results suggested that Bunium persicum extract is very useful in improvement of lipid profile in hypercholesterolemic animals. Supplementation of the extractto exercise significantly increased the cardiorespiratory capacity. UR - https://ajp.mums.ac.ir/article_2074.html L1 - https://ajp.mums.ac.ir/article_2074_3a963936a180a49fd40f30f7dfcf6a2e.pdf ER -