Epigallocatechin gallate reduces vascular inflammation in db/db mice possibly through an NF-κB-mediated mechanism
Mol Nutr Food Res. 2012 Sep;56(9):1424-32. doi: 10.1002/mnfr.201200040. Epub 2012 Jul 2. ABSTRACT SCOPE: Hyperglycemia-induced vascular inflammation resulting in the adhesion of monocytes to endothelium...
Studies on tea and health
Wei Sheng Yan Jiu. 2011 Nov;40(6):802-5. ABSTRACT Many studies, both national and international, have shown that tea has protective effects on many chronic diseases and...
Practical strategies for modulating foam cell formation and behavior
World J Clin Cases. 2014 Oct 16;2(10):497-506. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v2.i10.497. ABSTRACT Although high density lipoprotein (HDL)-mediated reverse cholesterol transport is crucial to the prevention and reversal...
Tea, flavonoids, and cardiovascular health: endothelial protection
Am J Clin Nutr. 2013 Dec;98(6 Suppl):1660S-1666S. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.113.058313. Epub 2013 Oct 30. ABSTRACT Several studies have suggested that tea consumption might protect against the...
Catechin averts experimental diabetes mellitus-induced vascular endothelial structural and functional abnormalities
Cardiovasc Toxicol. 2014 Mar;14(1):41-51. doi: 10.1007/s12012-013-9226-y. ABSTRACT Diabetes mellitus is associated with an induction of vascular endothelial dysfunction (VED), an initial event that could lead...
Protective Effect of Epigallocatechin Gallate on Endothelial Disorders in Atherosclerosis
J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2020 Apr;75(4):292-298. doi: 10.1097/FJC.0000000000000792. ABSTRACT Healthy vascular endothelial cells regulate vascular tone and permeability, prevent vessel wall inflammation, enhance thromboresistance, and contribute...
Natural Products with Antiplatelet Action
Curr Pharm Des. 2017;23(8):1228-1246. doi: 10.2174/1381612823666161123151611. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Complex hemostatic mechanisms are involved in the pathophysiology of various diseases, including cardiovascular diseases. Among them, dysregulation...
Estrogens and Coronary Artery Disease: New Clinical Perspectives
Adv Pharmacol. 2016;77:307-60. doi: 10.1016/bs.apha.2016.05.003. Epub 2016 Jun 29. ABSTRACT In premenopausal women, endogenous estrogens are associated with reduced prevalence of arterial hypertension, coronary artery...
Pu-erh Tea Extract Attenuates Nicotine-Induced Foam Cell Formation in Primary Cultured Monocytes: An in Vitro Mechanistic Study
J Agric Food Chem. 2016 Apr 27;64(16):3186-95. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b00624. Epub 2016 Apr 18. ABSTRACT In this study, the mechanisms by which pu-erh tea extract (PETE)...
Vascular endothelium: functioning in norm, changes in atherosclerosis and current dietary approaches to improve endothelial function
Mini Rev Med Chem. 2015;15(4):338-50. doi: 10.2174/1389557515666150226114031. ABSTRACT The endothelium represents not only a simple cellular monolayer that lines the vascular tree in humans and...
Different trajectories of polyploidization shape the genomic landscape of the Brettanomyces bruxellensis yeast species
Genome Res. 2021 Nov 23. doi: 10.1101/gr.275380.121. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Polyploidization events are observed across the tree of life and occur in many...
Wound healing and anti-inflammatory effects of bacterial cellulose coated with Pistacia atlantica fruit oil
Daru. 2021 Nov 18. doi: 10.1007/s40199-021-00405-9. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Biological activities of Pistacia atlantica have been investigated for few decades. The fruit...
Effect of kombucha intake on the gut microbiota and obesity-related comorbidities: A systematic review
Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2021 Oct 26:1-16. doi: 10.1080/10408398.2021.1995321. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Kombucha is a fermented nonalcoholic tea-based beverage produced through a...
Kombucha Tea-A Double Power of Bioactive Compounds from Tea and Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and Yeasts (SCOBY)
Antioxidants (Basel). 2021 Sep 28;10(10):1541. doi: 10.3390/antiox10101541. ABSTRACT Kombucha is a low alcoholic beverage with high content of bioactive compounds derived from plant material (tea,...
Kombuchas from green and black teas reduce oxidative stress, liver steatosis and inflammation, and improve glucose metabolism in Wistar rats fed a high-fat high-fructose diet
Food Funct. 2021 Nov 1;12(21):10813-10827. doi: 10.1039/d1fo02106k. ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of green and black tea kombuchas consumption...