Berberine improves endothelial function by reducing endothelial microparticles-mediated oxidative stress in humans

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 167, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 936-942

  Cheng, Fei ^a,b   Wang, Yan ^a   Li, Jing ^a   Su, Chen ^a   Wu, Fang ^a   Xia, Wen Hao ^a   Yang, Zhen ^a   Yu, Bing Bo ^a   Qiu, Yan Xia ^a   Tao, Jun ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine   (China)

Author keywords

Berberine; Endothelial function; Endothelial microparticles; Nitric oxide; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

APOCYNIN; BERBERINE; CD31 ANTIGEN; CD42 ANTIGEN; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN; MALONALDEHYDE; NITRIC OXIDE; NOX PROTEIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE OXIDASE 4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION; ENDOTHELIAL MICROPARTICLE; FEMALE; FLOW MEDIATED VASODILATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NITROGLYCERINE MEDIATED VASODILATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TREATMENT DURATION; UMBILICAL VEIN ENDOTHELIAL CELL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

BERBERINE; ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION; ENDOTHELIAL MICROPARTICLES; NITRIC OXIDE; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

BERBERINE; CELL-DERIVED MICROPARTICLES; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMAN UMBILICAL VEIN ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NADPH OXIDASE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; UP-REGULATION; VASODILATION;

EID: 84880924053     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.03.090     Document Type: Article

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