Physiological concentrations of dietary polyphenols regulate vascular endothelial cell expression of genes important in cardiovascular health

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 103, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1398-1403

  Nicholson, Sonja K ^a   Tucker, Gregory A ^a   Brameld, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dietary polyphenols; Endothelial cells; Endothelial NO synthase; Endothelin 1; Gene expression

Indexed keywords

CAFFEIC ACID; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ENDOTHELIN 1; EPICATECHIN; EPICATECHIN GALLATE; EPIGALLOCATECHIN; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; GALLIC ACID; GENISTEIN; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MESSENGER RNA; PHLORETIN; PHLORIZIN; POLYPHENOL; QUERCETIN; RESVERATROL; VASCULOTROPIN; FLAVONOID; NOS3 PROTEIN, HUMAN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYPHENOLS; STILBENE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FOOD COMPOSITION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN SECRETION; UMBILICAL VEIN; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION; CELL CULTURE; DIET; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

CELLS, CULTURED; DIET; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; ENDOTHELIN-1; FLAVONOIDS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; PHENOLS; QUERCETIN; RNA, MESSENGER; STILBENES;

EID: 77953050012     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114509993485     Document Type: Article

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