Vasomodulating potential of Mediterranean wild plant extracts

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 52, Issue 16, 2004, Pages 5021-5026

  Grande, Simona ^a   Bogani, Paola ^a   De Saizieu, Antoine ^b   Schueler, Goede ^b   Galli, Claudio ^a   Visioli, Francesco ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b DSM NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS LTD   (Switzerland)

^c Dept of Pharmacological Sciences ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Endothelial dysfunction; Mediterranean diet; Nitric oxide; Polyphenols

Indexed keywords

ARTICHOKE EXTRACT; ASCORBIC ACID; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; NITRIC OXIDE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PROSTACYCLIN; THYME EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTICHOKE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENDOTHELIUM LESION; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; THYME; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; AORTA; BRAIN; CELL MEMBRANE; CYNARA SCOLYMUS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; GENE EXPRESSION; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SWINE; THYMUS PLANT;

ANIMALIA; CYNARA CARDUNCULUS; CYNARA SCOLYMUS; SUIDAE; THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 3843136435     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf049436e     Document Type: Article

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