Curcumin prevents strokes in stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats by improving vascular endothelial function

Curcumin prevents strokes in stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats by improving vascular endothelial function

Abstract Background Antioxidants have shown great promise in stroke prevention. Diarylheptanoids (also known as diphenylheptanoids) are a small class of plant secondary metabolites that possess antioxidant activity greater than that of α-tocopherol. Curcumin is the best known member and is mainly ex...

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Main Authors: Cong Lan, Xinjian Chen, Yuxun Zhang, Wei Wang, Wei Eric Wang, Yukai Liu, Yue Cai, Hongmei Ren, Shuo Zheng, Lin Zhou, Chunyu Zeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Subjects:
Endothelial function
Oxidative stress
SHRsp
Stroke
UCP2
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12872-018-0768-6

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