An herbal therapy approach demonstrated cardioprotective effects on rats with psoriasis in a study recently published in Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry.
The study, titled “Galium verum L. extract mitigates cardiovascular events in psoriasis rats,” utilized 5% imiquimod cream to induce psoriasis in the rats, after which they received 125 mg/kg G.verum extract for 4 weeks. At the end of the period, the researchers performed echocardiographic evaluation, biochemical analysis, examination of cardiodinamic, and morphometric parameters of the left ventricle.
“Treatment with G.verum extract exhibited a positive effect on cardiac function, morphometry, and redox state of heart of psoriatic rats,” the researchers wrote.