Effects on nitric oxide production of urolithins, gut-derived ellagitannin metabolites, in human aortic endothelial cells

Molecules

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2016, Pages

  Spigoni, Valentina ^a   Mena, Pedro ^a   Cito, Monia ^a   Fantuzzi, Federica ^a   Bonadonna, Riccardo C ^a,b   Brighenti, Furio ^a   Cas, Alessandra Dei ^a,b   Rio, Daniele Del ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Ellagic acid; Endothelial cells; Endothelial function; Endothelial nitric oxide synthase; Microbiota metabolites; Peripheral metabolism; Urolithin

Indexed keywords

3,8-DIHYDROXY-6H-DIBENZO(B,D)PYRAN-6-ONE; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; ELLAGITANNIN; GLUCURONIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; TANNIN; UROLITHIN B;

AORTA; CELL CULTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECTS; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; METABOLISM;

AORTA; CELLS, CULTURED; COUMARINS; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GLUCURONIDES; HUMANS; HYDROLYZABLE TANNINS; NITRIC OXIDE;

EID: 84982732291     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules21081009     Document Type: Article

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