Garlic-derived organic polysulfides and myocardial protection

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 403S-409S

  Bradley, Jessica M ^a   Organ, Chelsea L ^a   Lefer, David J ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Cardioprotection; Heart failure; Hydrogen sulfide; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ALLICIN; ALLYL COMPOUND; CHOLESTEROL; GARLIC EXTRACT; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC POLYSULFIDE; SULFIDE; THIOL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYSULFIDE; SULFINIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DRUG MECHANISM; GARLIC; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK REDUCTION; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; CARDIAC MUSCLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; HEART; METABOLISM; PHYTOTHERAPY;

CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; GARLIC; HEART; HUMANS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MYOCARDIUM; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; SULFIDES; SULFINIC ACIDS;

EID: 84959269876     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.114.208066     Document Type: Article

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