Original Article

Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education: The current study will provide and open an avenue about the role of ABCG family in reverse cholesterol transport process. This ar-ticle also showed that in cardiovascular health view of point, using Baneh as a main and repeated nutritional supplement in some Iranian provinces should be taken in consideration. Background: It is well established that the excess cellular cholesterol concentration, as well as high density lipoprotein (HDL) and total cholesterol levels are strongly correlated with the incidence of coronary artery disease (CAD). Reverse cholesterol transport (RCT) is a term used to describe the efflux of excess cellular cholesterol. ABCG8 is a member of ABCG family that play a critical role in this process. Objectives: The current study was conducted to investigate the effect of endurance exer-cise with or without Pistachia atlantica (Baneh) extraction on small intestine and kidney ABCG8 gene, also plasma high density lipoprotein (HDL-c), triglyceride (TG), total choles-terol (TC), glucose, and estrogen levels in female rats. Materials and Methods: In this study twenty Wistar female rats (six to eight weeks old, 125-135 g weight) were used. Animals were randomly assigned into training (n = 10) an