The flavonoid quercetin induces acute vasodilator effects in healthy volunteers: Correlation with beta-glucuronidase activity

Pharmacological Research

Volumn 89, Issue , 2014, Pages 11-18

  Perez, Almudena ^a   Gonzalez Manzano, Susana ^b   Jimenez, Rosario ^c,d   Perez Abud, Rocío ^a   Haro, Jose M ^e   Osuna, Antonio ^a   Santos Buelga, Celestino ^b   Duarte, Juan ^c,d   Perez Vizcaino, Francisco ^f,g,h  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^d Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada   (Spain)

^e Clinic Hospital of Granada   (Spain)

^f SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Spain)

^g INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^h HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Glucuronidase; Human; Metabolites; Quercetin; Vasodilation

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; DRUG METABOLITE; GLUTATHIONE; ISORHAMNETIN; NITRITE; PLACEBO; QUERCETIN;

ADULT; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UMBILICAL ARTERY; URINE LEVEL; VASODILATATION;

EID: 84905820086     PISSN: 10436618     EISSN: 10961186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2014.07.005     Document Type: Article

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