The effect of polyphenol consumption on blood pressure

Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1137-1149

  Medina Remón, Alexander ^a,b   Estruch, Ramón ^a,b   Tresserra Rimbaua, Anna ^a,b   Vallverdú Queralt, Anna ^a,b   Lamuela Raventosa, Rosa Maria ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Blood pressure; Fruits and vegetables; Hypertension; Polyphenols; Urinary polyphenol

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CAPTOPRIL; CATECHIN; CAVEOLIN 1; CHLOROGENIC ACID; CHOKEBERRY FLAVONOID EXTRACT; COUMARIN; CYCLIC GMP; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED HYPERPOLARIZING FACTOR; EPICATECHIN; FLAVONOID; HESPERIDIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; ISORHAMNETIN; KAEMPFEROL; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; NARINGENIN; OLIVE OIL; PHLORETIN; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 4, 5 BISPHOSPHATE; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL; QUERCETIN; RESVERATROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BERRY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CACAO; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FOOD INTAKE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NONHUMAN; ORANGE JUICE; POMEGRANATE JUICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; URINARY EXCRETION;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CACAO; FRUIT; HUMANS; PLANT OILS; POLYPHENOLS; TEA; VEGETABLES; WINE;

EID: 84881509094     PISSN: 13895575     EISSN: 18755607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1389557511313080002     Document Type: Article

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