Regular consumption of a flavanol-rich chocolate can improve oxidant stress in young soccer players
Clin Dev Immunol. 2005 Mar;12(1):11-7. doi: 10.1080/10446670410001722159. ABSTRACT The consumption of a diet rich in certain flavonoids, including the flavanol sub-class, has been associated with...
Mulberry (Morus alba L.) leaves and their major flavonol quercetin 3-(6-malonylglucoside) attenuate atherosclerotic lesion development in LDL receptor-deficient mice
J Nutr. 2005 Apr;135(4):729-34. doi: 10.1093/jn/135.4.729. ABSTRACT The effects of dietary consumption of mulberry (Morus alba L.) leaves and their major flavonol glycoside, quercetin 3-(6-malonylglucoside)...
Deletion of LOX-1 reduces atherogenesis in LDLR knockout mice fed high cholesterol diet
Circ Res. 2007 Jun 8;100(11):1634-42. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.107.149724. Epub 2007 May 3. ABSTRACT Atherosclerosis is associated with oxidative stress and inflammation, and upregulation of LOX-1, an...
LOX-1 deletion decreases collagen accumulation in atherosclerotic plaque in low-density lipoprotein receptor knockout mice fed a high-cholesterol diet
Cardiovasc Res. 2008 Jul 15;79(2):287-93. doi: 10.1093/cvr/cvn110. Epub 2008 May 3. ABSTRACT AIMS: Collagen, as a component of the extracellular matrix, has been linked to...
Hypotensive, hypolipidemic, and vascular protective effects of Morus alba L. in rats fed an atherogenic diet
Am J Chin Med. 2011;39(1):39-52. doi: 10.1142/S0192415X11008634. ABSTRACT Morus alba L. has been used in traditional Chinese medicine and almost all parts of this plant...
Improved endothelial dysfunction by Cynanchum wilfordii in apolipoprotein E(-/-) mice fed a high fat/cholesterol diet
J Med Food. 2012 Feb;15(2):169-79. doi: 10.1089/jmf.2010.1222. Epub 2011 Nov 14. ABSTRACT Cynanchum wilfordii is used in traditional Chinese medicine with almost all parts of...
Cynanchum wilfordii ameliorates hypertension and endothelial dysfunction in rats fed with high fat/cholesterol diets
Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol. 2012 Feb;34(1):4-11. doi: 10.3109/08923973.2011.569889. ABSTRACT Hypercholesterolemia increases the incidence of atherosclerosis and its pathologic complications. This study was performed to test the effect...
Replacement of Dietary Saturated Fat by PUFA-Rich Pumpkin Seed Oil Attenuates Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Atherosclerosis Development, with Additional Health Effects of Virgin over Refined Oil
PLoS One. 2015 Sep 25;10(9):e0139196. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0139196. eCollection 2015. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND AIMS: As dietary saturated fatty acids are associated with metabolic and cardiovascular disease,...
Chronic Consumption of Bovine Dairy Milk Attenuates Dietary Saturated Fatty Acid-Induced Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction
Front Nutr. 2020 May 6;7:58. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2020.00058. eCollection 2020. ABSTRACT Ingestion of Western-diets enriched in long chain saturated fatty acids (LCSFA) are associated with increased...
Inconsistent PCR detection of Cacao swollen shoot virus (CSSV) is linked to the occurrence of different variants across the cocoa regions of Ghana
J Virol Methods. 2021 Dec 3:114400. doi: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2021.114400. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Reliable diagnostic tools capable of detecting latent and asymptomatic infections are critically...
Comparison of five basal compositions of selective chocolate agar media for isolation of Taylorella equigenitalis
J Equine Vet Sci. 2021 Dec 3:103829. doi: 10.1016/j.jevs.2021.103829. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT The gold standard method to isolate and identify Taylorella equigenitalis, the...
Hormesis and neural stem cells
Free Radic Biol Med. 2021 Dec 3:S0891-5849(21)00854-6. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2021.12.003. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT This paper provides a detailed identification and assessment of hormetic dose...
Biotinylated curcumin as a novel chemosensitizer enhances naphthalimide-induced autophagic cell death in breast cancer cells
Eur J Med Chem. 2021 Nov 29;228:114029. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2021.114029. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Achieving selective release of chemical anticancer agents and improving therapeutic efficacy...
Cocoa consumption reduces NF-kappaB activation in peripheral blood mononuclear cells in humans
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2013 Mar;23(3):257-63. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2011.03.015. Epub 2011 Aug 6. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Epidemiological studies have demonstrated an association between high-polyphenol intake...
The neuroprotective effects of cocoa flavanol and its influence on cognitive performance
Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2013 Mar;75(3):716-27. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2012.04378.x. ABSTRACT Cocoa powder and chocolate contain numerous substances among which there is a quite large percentage of...