Bioactive polyphenols and cardiovascular disease: chemical antagonists, pharmacological agents or xenobiotics that drive an adaptive response?

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 174, Issue 11, 2017, Pages 1209-1225

  Goszcz, Katarzyna ^a   Duthie, Garry G ^b   Stewart, Derek ^c,d   Leslie, Stephen J ^a,e   Megson, Ian L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS   (United Kingdom)

^b ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e RAIGMORE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYPHENOL; ANTIOXIDANT;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG STRUCTURE; DUAL ANTIPLATELET THERAPY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VASODILATATION; ANIMAL; BIOAVAILABILITY; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; POLYPHENOLS;

EID: 85017541352     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: 14765381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bph.13708     Document Type: Review

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