Water spinach, Ipomoea aquatica (Convolvulaceae), ameliorates lead toxicity by inhibiting oxidative stress and apoptosis

• Main Authors: Dewanjee, Saikat, Dua, Tarun K., Khanra, Ritu, Das, Shilpa, Barma, Sujata, Joardar, Swarnalata, Bhattacharjee, Niloy, Zia-Ul-Haq, Muhammad, Jaafar, Hawa Z. E.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science 2015
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46886/1/Water%20spinach%2C%20Ipomoea%20aquatica%20%28Convolvulaceae%29%2C%20ameliorates%20lead%20toxicity%20by%20inhibiting%20oxidative%20stress%20and%20apoptosis.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46886/; https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0139831
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Background: Ipomoea aquatica (Convolvulaceae), an aquatic edible plant, is traditionally used against heavy metal toxicity in India. The current study intended to explore the protective role of edible (aqueous) extract of I. aquatica (AEIA) against experimentally induced Pb-intoxication. Methods: Th...