Red Yeast Rice Protects Circulating Bone Marrow-Derived Proangiogenic Cells against High-Glucose-Induced Senescence and Oxidative Stress: The Role of Heme Oxygenase-1
Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2017;2017:3831750. doi: 10.1155/2017/3831750. Epub 2017 May 6. ABSTRACT The inflammation and oxidative stress of bone marrow-derived proangiogenic cells (PACs), also named...
Red yeast rice, monacolin K, and pleiotropic effects.
Recenti Prog Med. 2018 Feb;109(2):154e-157e. doi: 10.1701/2865.28917. ABSTRACT The extracts of red yeast rice represent a nutraceutical with proven cholesterol lowering effect. Its efficacy is...
Effects on oral fat load of a nutraceutical combination of fermented red rice, sterol esters and stanols, curcumin, and olive polyphenols: A randomized, placebo controlled trial
Phytomedicine. 2018 Mar 15;42:75-82. doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2018.01.014. Epub 2018 Jan 31. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: In literature, there are several studies about the effects of nutraceutical combinations at...
Cholesterol-Lowering Nutraceuticals Affecting Vascular Function and Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Curr Cardiol Rep. 2018 May 25;20(7):53. doi: 10.1007/s11886-018-0994-7. ABSTRACT PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The aim of this review is to provide an update on the effects...
Effect of Monacolin K and COQ10 supplementation in hypertensive and hypercholesterolemic subjects with metabolic syndrome
Biomed Pharmacother. 2018 Sep;105:992-996. doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2018.06.076. Epub 2018 Jun 19. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a world-wide epidemic disease with an increased risk of...
Red Yeast Rice for Hypercholesterolemia
Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J. 2019 Jul-Sep;15(3):192-199. doi: 10.14797/mdcj-15-3-192. ABSTRACT The extract of red yeast rice (RYR) is the most effective cholesterol-lowering nutraceutical on the market....
Lipid Profile and Vascular Remodelling in Young Dyslipidemic Subjects Treated with Nutraceuticals Derived from Red Yeast Rice
Cardiovasc Ther. 2021 Apr 22;2021:5546800. doi: 10.1155/2021/5546800. eCollection 2021. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND AIMS: A relevant role is emerging for functional foods in cardiovascular prevention. The...
Impact of nutraceuticals on markers of systemic inflammation: Potential relevance to cardiovascular diseases – A position paper from the International Lipid Expert Panel (ILEP)
Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2021 Jul-Aug;67:40-52. doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2021.06.010. Epub 2021 Jun 27. ABSTRACT Inflammation is a marker of arterial disease stemming from cholesterol-dependent to -independent molecular...
Acute and Long Term Effects of a Nutraceutical Combination on Lipid Profile, Glucose Metabolism and Vascular Function in Patients with Dyslipidaemia with and Without Cigarette Smoking
High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev. 2021 Sep;28(5):483-491. doi: 10.1007/s40292-021-00468-4. Epub 2021 Sep 13. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Lifestyle changes present a fundamental role in cardiovascular prevention. Nutraceuticals...
Effects of chronic treatment with new strains of Lactobacillus plantarum on cognitive, anxiety- and depressive-like behaviors in male mice
PLoS One. 2020 Jun 19;15(6):e0234037. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0234037. eCollection 2020. ABSTRACT Psychobiotics correspond to a class of probiotics, mainly of the genus Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium, capable...
Dietary flavanols improve cerebral cortical oxygenation and cognition in healthy adults
Sci Rep. 2020 Nov 24;10(1):19409. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-76160-9. ABSTRACT Cocoa flavanols protect humans against vascular disease, as evidenced by improvements in peripheral endothelial function, likely through...
Effect of Cocoa and Cocoa Products on Cognitive Performance in Young Adults
Nutrients. 2020 Nov 30;12(12):3691. doi: 10.3390/nu12123691. ABSTRACT Increasing evidence support a beneficial role of cocoa and cocoa products on human cognition, particularly in aging populations...
Exploitation of polyphenols and proteins using nanoencapsulation for anti-viral and brain boosting properties – Evoking a synergistic strategy to combat COVID-19 pandemic
Int J Biol Macromol. 2021 Jun 1;180:375-384. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.03.028. Epub 2021 Mar 11. ABSTRACT The world is currently under the threat of COVID pandemic and...
Polyphenols and Cognition In Humans: An Overview of Current Evidence from Recent Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
Brain Plast. 2021 Feb 9;6(2):139-153. doi: 10.3233/BPL-200111. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: There is increasing interest in the impact of dietary influences on the brain throughout the lifespan,...
Neuroprotective effects of theobromine in transient global cerebral ischemia-reperfusion rat model
Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2021 Sep 24;571:74-80. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2021.07.051. Epub 2021 Jul 22. ABSTRACT Transient global cerebral ischemia (tGCI) is a cerebrovascular disorder characterized by...