Pharmacology in Health Food: Metabolism of Quercetin In Vivo and Its Protective Effect Against Arteriosclerosis

Quercetin, a member of the bioflavonoids family, has been proposed to have antiatherogenic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-hypertensive properties leading to the beneficial effects against cardiovascular diseases. It was recently demonstrated that quercetin 3-O-β-D-glucuronide (Q3GA) is one of the majo...

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Main Authors: Keisuke Ishizawa, Masanori Yoshizumi, Yoshichika Kawai, Junji Terao, Yoshitaka Kihira, Yasumasa Ikeda, Shuhei Tomita, Kazuo Minakuchi, Koichiro Tsuchiya, Toshiaki Tamaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319307406