The Nutraceutical Antihypertensive Action of C-Phycocyanin in Chronic Kidney Disease Is Related to the Prevention of Endothelial Dysfunction

The Nutraceutical Antihypertensive Action of C-Phycocyanin in Chronic Kidney Disease Is Related to the Prevention of Endothelial Dysfunction

C-phycocyanin (CPC) is an antihypertensive that is not still wholly pharmacologically described. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether CPC counteracts endothelial dysfunction as an antihypertensive mechanism in rats with 5/6 nephrectomy (NFx) as a chronic kidney disease (CKD) model. Twenty-f...

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Main Authors: Placido Rojas-Franco, Erick Garcia-Pliego, Alma Gricelda Vite-Aquino, Margarita Franco-Colin, Jose Ivan Serrano-Contreras, Norma Paniagua-Castro, Carlos Angel Gallardo-Casas, Vanessa Blas-Valdivia, Edgar Cano-Europa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
C-phycocyanin
chronic kidney disease
endothelial dysfunction
nephrectomy
antihypertensive
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/7/1464

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