CARDIOPROTECTIVE EFFECT OF HESPERIDIN IN AN EXPERIMENTAL MODEL OF CARDIAC HYPERTROPHY

Objective:Atherosclerosis is a major underlying pathology leading to myocardial infarction (MI). In majority of patients who recover from MI, cardiac hypertrophy is a common sequelae. Hesperidin (HES), a flavanone glycoside commonly present in citrus fruits, is an agonist of Peroxisome Proliferator-