Spice up the hypertension diet - curcumin and piperine prevent remodeling of aorta in experimental L-NAME induced hypertension

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Increase of blood pressure is accompanied by functional and morphological changes in the vascular wall. The presented study explored the effects of curcuma and black pepper compounds on increased blood pressure and remodeling of aort...

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Main Authors: Janega Pavol, Uličná Olga, Janegová Andrea, Hlavačková Livia, Černá Andrea, Babál Pavel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-10-01
Series:Nutrition & Metabolism
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Online Access:http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/content/8/1/72