Protective effects of flavanol-rich dark chocolate on endothelial function and wave reflection during acute hyperglycemia

Hypertension

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 827-832

  Grassi, Davide ^a   Desideri, Giovambattista ^a   Necozione, Stefano ^a   Ruggieri, Fabrizio ^a   Blumberg, Jeffrey B ^b   Stornello, Michele ^c   Ferri, Claudio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c General Hospital Umberto i   (Italy)

Author keywords

cocoa; endothelial function; flavonoids; nitric oxide; oxidative stress; wave reflections

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1; FLAVANOL DERIVATIVE; GLUCOSE; ISOPROSTANE DERIVATIVE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD PRESSURE; CACAO; CELL FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VASODILATATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CACAO; DINOPROST; ENDOTHELIN-1; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; FLAVANONES; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN-SECRETING CELLS; MALE; PULSE WAVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84865497143     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: 15244563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.112.193995     Document Type: Article

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