B. Kurfi

Effect of Captopril on Some Peptides of Renin Angiotensin System (RAS) in Plasmodium berghei-Infected Mice

U. R. Mahmud, A. M. Abdulazeez, M. Bala, M. K. Abubakar & B. Kurfi · South Asian Journal of Parasitology · 2019

Aim: There are conflicting reports on the effect of peptides of the Renin Angiotensin System (RAS) on the pathogenesis of malaria infection. Captopril is a common antihypertensive drug that inhibits angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), a critical peptide of RAS, and its effect on...

Open access Research Article

Antioxidant, Hypolipidemic and Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitory Effects of Flavonoid-rich Fraction of Hyphaene thebaica (Doum Palm) Fruits on Fat-fed Obese Wistar Rats

M. A. Abdulazeez, A. Bashir, B. S. Adoyi, A. Z. Mustapha, B. Kurfi, A. Y. Usman & R. K. Bala · Asian Journal of Research in Biochemistry · 2019

Aims: This study investigated the antioxidant, hypolipidemic and angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory effects of flavonoid-rich fraction of H. thebaica on fat-fed obese wistar rats. Study Design: Twenty-five rats were divided into 5 groups of 5 rats each: Control (stand...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrb/2019/v5i330091