Media type: E-Article Title: Hypolipidaemic activity of seaweed from Karachi coast Contributor: Ara, Jehan; Sultana, Viqar; Qasim, Rashida; Ahmad, Viqar Uddin Published: Wiley, 2002 Published in: Phytotherapy Research, 16 (2002) 5, Seite 479-483 Language: English DOI: 10.1002/ptr.909 ISSN: 0951-418X; 1099-1573 Origination: Footnote: Description: AbstractDuring the present study, ethanol extracts of five seaweed species Solieria robusta, Iyengaria stellata, Colpomenia sinuosa, Spatoglossum asperum and Caulerpa racemosa at 10 mg/ 200 g body weight were tested for their hypolipidaemic activity. All the species significantly decreased the serum total cholesterol, triglyceride and low density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in normal, triton‐induced and diet‐induced hyperlipidaemic rats. Solieria robusta was found to be the most effective in reducing the lipid profile, particularly in diet‐induced hyperlipidaemic rats. A beneficial effect of the ethanol extract of S. asperum was also found on cardiac and liver enzymes in diet‐induced hyperlipidaemic rats. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.