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Ellagic Acid prevents vascular dysfunction in small mesenteric arteries of ovariectomized hypertensive rats. J Nutr Biochem 2022; 105:108995. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2022.108995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Revised: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Cardiovascular protection effect of a Northeastern Brazilian lyophilized red wine in spontaneously hypertensive rats. J Funct Foods 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2021.104868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Muñoz-Bernal ÓA, Coria-Oliveros AJ, de la Rosa LA, Rodrigo-García J, Del Rocío Martínez-Ruiz N, Sayago-Ayerdi SG, Alvarez-Parrilla E. Cardioprotective effect of red wine and grape pomace. Food Res Int 2020; 140:110069. [PMID: 33648292 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2020.110069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2020] [Revised: 12/03/2020] [Accepted: 12/20/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Several studies have related moderate consumption of red wine with prevention of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). According to epidemiological studies, those regions with high consumption of red wine and a Mediterranean diet show a low prevalence of CVD. Such an effect has been attributed to phenolic compounds present in red wines. On the other hand, by-products obtained during winemaking are also a significant source of phenolic compounds but have been otherwise overlooked. The cardioprotective effect of red wine and its byproducts is related to their ability to prevent platelet aggregation, modify the lipid profile, and promote vasorelaxation. Phenolic content and profile seem to play an important role in these beneficial effects. Inhibition of platelet aggregation is dose-dependent and more efficient against ADP. The antioxidant capacity of phenolic compounds from red wine and its by-products, is involved in preventing the generation of ROS and the modification of the lipid profile, to prevent LDL oxidation. Phenolic compounds can also, modulate the activity of specific enzymes to promote NO production and vasorelaxation. Specific phenolic compounds like resveratrol are related to promote NO, and quercetin to inhibit platelet aggregation. Nevertheless, concentration that causes those effects is far from that in red wines. Synergic and additive effects of a mix of phenolic compounds could explain the cardioprotective effects of red wine and its byproducts.
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- Óscar A Muñoz-Bernal
- Department of Chemical Biological Sciences, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, C.P. 32310, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico
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- Department of Chemical Biological Sciences, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, C.P. 32310, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico
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- Department of Chemical Biological Sciences, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, C.P. 32310, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico
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- Department of Health Sciences, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, C.P. 32310, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico
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- Department of Chemical Biological Sciences, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, C.P. 32310, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico
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- Tecnológico Nacional de México/Instituto Tecnológico de Tepic, Av. Tecnológico No 2595, Col. Lagos del Country, CP 63175, Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
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- Department of Chemical Biological Sciences, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, C.P. 32310, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico.
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Yamagata K. Polyphenols Regulate Endothelial Functions and Reduce the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease. Curr Pharm Des 2020; 25:2443-2458. [PMID: 31333108 DOI: 10.2174/1381612825666190722100504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2019] [Accepted: 07/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Previous studies have shown that intake of polyphenols through the consumption of vegetables and fruits reduces the risk of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) by potentially influencing endothelial cell function. OBJECTIVE In this review, the effects and molecular mechanisms of plant polyphenols, particularly resveratrol, epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), and quercetin, on endothelial functions, and their putative protective effects against CVD are described. METHODS Epidemiologic studies examined the effect of the CVD risk of vegetables and the fruit. Furthermore, studies within vitro models investigated the underlying molecular mechanisms of the action of the flavonoid class of polyphenols. These findings help elucidate the effect of polyphenols on endothelial function and CVD risk reduction. RESULTS Epidemiologic and in vitro studies have demonstrated that the consumption of vegetables and fruits decreases the incidence of CVDs. Furthermore, it has also been indicated that dietary polyphenols are inversely related to the risk of CVD. Resveratrol, EGCG, and quercetin prevent oxidative stress by regulating the expression of oxidase and the antioxidant enzyme genes, contributing to the prevention of stroke, hypertension, heart failure, and ischemic heart disease. CONCLUSION High intake of dietary polyphenols may help prevent CVD. Polyphenols inhibit endothelial dysfunction and induce vascular endothelium-dependent vascular relaxation viz. redox regulation and nitric oxide production. The polyphenol-induced healthy endothelial cell function may be related to CVD prevention.
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- Kazuo Yamagata
- Laboratory of Molecular Health Science of Food, Department of Food Science & Technology, Nihon University (NUBS), 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 252-8510, Japan
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Liberale L, Bonaventura A, Montecucco F, Dallegri F, Carbone F. Impact of Red Wine Consumption on Cardiovascular Health. Curr Med Chem 2019; 26:3542-3566. [PMID: 28521683 DOI: 10.2174/0929867324666170518100606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2016] [Revised: 03/05/2017] [Accepted: 03/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND The devastating effects of heavy alcohol drinking have been long time recognized. In the last decades, potential benefits of modest red wine drinking were suggested. In European countries in which red wide intake is not negligible (such as France), the association between cholesterol and cardiovascular (CV) risk was less evident, suggesting the action of some protective molecules in red wine or other foods and drinks. METHODS This narrative review is based on the material searched for and obtained via PubMed up to May 2016. The search terms we used were: "red wine, cardiovascular, alcohol" in combination with "polyphenols, heart failure, infarction". RESULTS Epidemiological and mechanistic evidence of a J-shaped relationship between red wine intake and CV risk further supported the "French paradox". Specific components of red wine both in vitro and in animal models were discovered. Polyphenols and especially resveratrol largely contribute to CV prevention mainly through antioxidant properties. They exert beneficial effects on endothelial dysfunction and hypertension, dyslipidemia, metabolic diseases, thus reducing the risk of adverse CV events such as myocardial infarction ischemic stroke and heart failure. Of interest, recent studies pointed out the role of ethanol itself as a potential cardioprotective agent, but a clear epidemiological evidence is still missing. The aim of this narrative review is to update current knowledge on the intracellular mechanism underlying the cardioprotective effects of polyphenols and ethanol. Furthermore, we summarized the results of epidemiological studies, emphasizing their methodological criticisms and the need for randomized clinical trials able to clarify the potential role of red wine consumption in reducing CV risk. CONCLUSION Caution in avowing underestimation of the global burden of alcohol-related diseases was particularly used.
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- Luca Liberale
- First Clinic of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, 6 viale Benedetto XV, 16132 Genoa, Italy
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- First Clinic of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, 6 viale Benedetto XV, 16132 Genoa, Italy
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- First Clinic of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, 6 viale Benedetto XV, 16132 Genoa, Italy.,IRCCS AOU San Martino - IST, Genova, 10 Largo Benzi, 16132 Genoa, Italy.,Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Research (CEBR), University of Genoa, 9 viale Benedetto XV, 16132 Genoa, Italy
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- First Clinic of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, 6 viale Benedetto XV, 16132 Genoa, Italy.,IRCCS AOU San Martino - IST, Genova, 10 Largo Benzi, 16132 Genoa, Italy
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- First Clinic of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, 6 viale Benedetto XV, 16132 Genoa, Italy
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Oak MH, Auger C, Belcastro E, Park SH, Lee HH, Schini-Kerth VB. Potential mechanisms underlying cardiovascular protection by polyphenols: Role of the endothelium. Free Radic Biol Med 2018; 122:161-170. [PMID: 29548794 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2018.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2017] [Revised: 02/19/2018] [Accepted: 03/12/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Epidemiological studies have indicated that regular intake of polyphenol-rich diets such as red wine and tea, are associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular diseases. The beneficial effect of polyphenol-rich products has been attributable, at least in part, to their direct action on the endothelial function. Indeed, polyphenols from tea, grapes, cacao, berries, and plants have been shown to activate endothelial cells to increase the formation of potent vasoprotective factors including nitric oxide (NO) and to delay endothelial ageing. Moreover, intake of such polyphenol-rich products has been associated with the prevention and/or the improvement of an established endothelial dysfunction in several experimental models of cardiovascular diseases and in Humans with cardiovascular diseases. This review will discuss both experimental and clinical evidences indicating that polyphenols are able to promote endothelial and vascular health, as well as the underlying mechanisms.
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- Min-Ho Oak
- INSERM (French National Institute of Health and Medical Research), UMR 1260, Regenerative Nanomedicine (RNM), FMTS, 67000 Strasbourg, France; Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 67401 Illkirch, France; College of Pharmacy and Natural Medicine Research Institute, Mokpo National University, Muan-gun, Jeonnam 58554, Republic of Korea
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- INSERM (French National Institute of Health and Medical Research), UMR 1260, Regenerative Nanomedicine (RNM), FMTS, 67000 Strasbourg, France; Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 67401 Illkirch, France
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- INSERM (French National Institute of Health and Medical Research), UMR 1260, Regenerative Nanomedicine (RNM), FMTS, 67000 Strasbourg, France; Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 67401 Illkirch, France
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- INSERM (French National Institute of Health and Medical Research), UMR 1260, Regenerative Nanomedicine (RNM), FMTS, 67000 Strasbourg, France; Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 67401 Illkirch, France
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- INSERM (French National Institute of Health and Medical Research), UMR 1260, Regenerative Nanomedicine (RNM), FMTS, 67000 Strasbourg, France; Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 67401 Illkirch, France
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- INSERM (French National Institute of Health and Medical Research), UMR 1260, Regenerative Nanomedicine (RNM), FMTS, 67000 Strasbourg, France; Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 67401 Illkirch, France.
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de Oliveira WP, Biasoto ACT, Marques VF, Dos Santos IM, Magalhães K, Correa LC, Negro-Dellacqua M, Miranda MS, de Camargo AC, Shahidi F. Phenolics from Winemaking By-Products Better Decrease VLDL-Cholesterol and Triacylglycerol Levels than Those of Red Wine in Wistar Rats. J Food Sci 2017; 82:2432-2437. [PMID: 28857163 DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.13841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2017] [Revised: 07/05/2017] [Accepted: 07/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Winemaking by-products account for more than 30% of the grape production, but this inexpensive feedstock has not yet been fully exploited. Accordingly, we evaluated the potential biological activity of winemaking by-products produced with Syrah grapes in comparison with those of the wine produced using the same grape cultivar. Winemaking by-products showed higher contents of total anthocyanins, flavonols, stilbenes, and flavanols than red wine as evaluated by HPLC-DAD-FD (on a dry weight basis). In contrast, red wine was a better source of phenolic acids. However, the contribution of phenolic acids was minor for both samples. Furthermore, equivalent concentration of winemaking by-products (100 mg/kg/d) showed greater biological activity by than that of red wine by decreasing the levels of VLDL-cholesterol and triacylglycerols in Wistar rats. Therefore, this study supports the use of winemaking by-products as an economical source of bioactive phenolics with potential use in the food and nutraceutical industries.
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- Walkia Polliana de Oliveira
- Dept. de Análises Bromatológica Faculdade de Farmácia - Univ. Federal da Bahia, Rua Barão de Jeremoabo, s/n - Campus Univ. de Ondina, Ondina, CEP: 40170-115, Salvador, BA, Brasil
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- Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária - Embrapa Semiárido, Rodovia BR 428, Km 152, Caixa Postal 23, CEP. 56.302-970, Petrolina, PE, Brasil
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- Univ. Federal do Vale do São Francisco, Avenida José de Sá Maniçoba, s/n, Campus Univ., Petrolina-PE, CEP: 56304-917, Petrolina, PE, Brasil
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- Univ. Federal do Vale do São Francisco, Avenida José de Sá Maniçoba, s/n, Campus Univ., Petrolina-PE, CEP: 56304-917, Petrolina, PE, Brasil
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- Univ. Federal do Vale do São Francisco, Avenida José de Sá Maniçoba, s/n, Campus Univ., Petrolina-PE, CEP: 56304-917, Petrolina, PE, Brasil
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- Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária - Embrapa Semiárido, Rodovia BR 428, Km 152, Caixa Postal 23, CEP. 56.302-970, Petrolina, PE, Brasil
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- Univ. Federal de Santa Catarina, Rodovia Governador Jorge Lacerda 3201, CEP: 88.906-072, Araranguá, SC, Brasil
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- Dept. de Análises Bromatológica Faculdade de Farmácia - Univ. Federal da Bahia, Rua Barão de Jeremoabo, s/n - Campus Univ. de Ondina, Ondina, CEP: 40170-115, Salvador, BA, Brasil
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- Dept. of Food Science and Technology, State Univ. of Londrina, Rod. Celso Garcia Cid, PR 445, km 380, Campus Universitário, P.O. Box 10.011, 86057-970, Londrina, PR, Brazil.,Dept. of Biochemistry, Memorial Univ. of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada, A1B 3 × 9
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- Dept. of Biochemistry, Memorial Univ. of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada, A1B 3 × 9
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Figueiredo EAD, Alves NFB, Monteiro MMDO, Cavalcanti CDO, Silva TMSD, Silva TMGD, Braga VDA, Oliveira EDJ. Antioxidant and Antihypertensive Effects of a Chemically Defined Fraction of Syrah Red Wine on Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats. Nutrients 2017; 9:nu9060574. [PMID: 28587200 PMCID: PMC5490553 DOI: 10.3390/nu9060574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2017] [Revised: 03/06/2017] [Accepted: 03/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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A particularly phenolic-rich fraction extracted from red wine from the São Francisco valley (Northeastern Brazil) was chemically characterized and its hypotensive and antioxidant effects on spontaneously hypertensive rats were studied both in vitro and in vivo. The liquid-liquid pH dependent fractionation scheme afforded a fraction with high content of bioactive phenolics such as flavonols, flavonol glycosides, phenolic acids and anthocyanins, whose identities were confirmed by liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry analysis. Pretreatment of spontaneously hypertensive rats with this wine fraction at doses of 50 and 100 mg/kg by gavage for 15 days was able to decrease mean arterial pressure and heart rate as well as decrease serum lipid peroxidation. The fraction at concentrations of 0.01–1000 µg/mL induced concentration-dependent relaxation of isolated rat superior mesenteric artery rings pre-contracted with phenylephrine and this effect was not attenuated by endothelium removal. Our results demonstrate it is possible for phenolic constituents of red wine that are orally bioavailable to exert in vivo hypotensive and antioxidant effects on intact endothelial function.
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- Eugênia Abrantes de Figueiredo
- Centro de Biotecnologia, Programa de Pós Graduação em Produtos Naturais e Sintéticos Bioativos, Campus I, João Pessoa, PB 58051-970, Brazil.
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- Centro de Biotecnologia, Programa de Pós Graduação em Produtos Naturais e Sintéticos Bioativos, Campus I, João Pessoa, PB 58051-970, Brazil.
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- Centro de Biotecnologia, Programa de Pós Graduação em Produtos Naturais e Sintéticos Bioativos, Campus I, João Pessoa, PB 58051-970, Brazil.
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- Centro de Biotecnologia, Programa de Pós Graduação em Produtos Naturais e Sintéticos Bioativos, Campus I, João Pessoa, PB 58051-970, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Química, Laboratório de Bioprospecção Fitoquímica, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, PE 52171-900, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Química, Laboratório de Bioprospecção Fitoquímica, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, PE 52171-900, Brazil.
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- Centro de Biotecnologia, Programa de Pós Graduação em Produtos Naturais e Sintéticos Bioativos, Campus I, João Pessoa, PB 58051-970, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Farmácia, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucurí, Diamantina, MG, 39100-000, Brazil.
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Vanhoutte PM, Shimokawa H, Feletou M, Tang EHC. Endothelial dysfunction and vascular disease - a 30th anniversary update. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2017; 219:22-96. [PMID: 26706498 DOI: 10.1111/apha.12646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 549] [Impact Index Per Article: 78.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2015] [Revised: 10/27/2015] [Accepted: 12/17/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The endothelium can evoke relaxations of the underlying vascular smooth muscle, by releasing vasodilator substances. The best-characterized endothelium-derived relaxing factor (EDRF) is nitric oxide (NO) which activates soluble guanylyl cyclase in the vascular smooth muscle cells, with the production of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) initiating relaxation. The endothelial cells also evoke hyperpolarization of the cell membrane of vascular smooth muscle (endothelium-dependent hyperpolarizations, EDH-mediated responses). As regards the latter, hydrogen peroxide (H2 O2 ) now appears to play a dominant role. Endothelium-dependent relaxations involve both pertussis toxin-sensitive Gi (e.g. responses to α2 -adrenergic agonists, serotonin, and thrombin) and pertussis toxin-insensitive Gq (e.g. adenosine diphosphate and bradykinin) coupling proteins. New stimulators (e.g. insulin, adiponectin) of the release of EDRFs have emerged. In recent years, evidence has also accumulated, confirming that the release of NO by the endothelial cell can chronically be upregulated (e.g. by oestrogens, exercise and dietary factors) and downregulated (e.g. oxidative stress, smoking, pollution and oxidized low-density lipoproteins) and that it is reduced with ageing and in the course of vascular disease (e.g. diabetes and hypertension). Arteries covered with regenerated endothelium (e.g. following angioplasty) selectively lose the pertussis toxin-sensitive pathway for NO release which favours vasospasm, thrombosis, penetration of macrophages, cellular growth and the inflammatory reaction leading to atherosclerosis. In addition to the release of NO (and EDH, in particular those due to H2 O2 ), endothelial cells also can evoke contraction of the underlying vascular smooth muscle cells by releasing endothelium-derived contracting factors. Recent evidence confirms that most endothelium-dependent acute increases in contractile force are due to the formation of vasoconstrictor prostanoids (endoperoxides and prostacyclin) which activate TP receptors of the vascular smooth muscle cells and that prostacyclin plays a key role in such responses. Endothelium-dependent contractions are exacerbated when the production of nitric oxide is impaired (e.g. by oxidative stress, ageing, spontaneous hypertension and diabetes). They contribute to the blunting of endothelium-dependent vasodilatations in aged subjects and essential hypertensive and diabetic patients. In addition, recent data confirm that the release of endothelin-1 can contribute to endothelial dysfunction and that the peptide appears to be an important contributor to vascular dysfunction. Finally, it has become clear that nitric oxide itself, under certain conditions (e.g. hypoxia), can cause biased activation of soluble guanylyl cyclase leading to the production of cyclic inosine monophosphate (cIMP) rather than cGMP and hence causes contraction rather than relaxation of the underlying vascular smooth muscle.
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- P. M. Vanhoutte
- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy; Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine; The University of Hong Kong; Hong Kong City Hong Kong
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine; Tohoku University; Sendai Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Research; Institut de Recherches Servier; Suresnes France
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy; Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine; The University of Hong Kong; Hong Kong City Hong Kong
- School of Biomedical Sciences; Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine; The University of Hong Kong; Hong Kong City Hong Kong
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Auger C, Said A, Nguyen PN, Chabert P, Idris-Khodja N, Schini-Kerth VB. Potential of Food and Natural Products to Promote Endothelial and Vascular Health. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2016; 68:11-8. [PMID: 26974893 DOI: 10.1097/fjc.0000000000000382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Endothelial dysfunction is now well established as a pivotal early event in the development of major cardiovascular diseases including hypertension, atherosclerosis, and diabetes. The alteration of the endothelial function is often triggered by an imbalance between the endothelial formation of vasoprotective factors including nitric oxide (NO) and endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization, and an increased level of oxidative stress involving several prooxidant enzymes such as NADPH oxidase and, often also, the appearance of cyclooxygenase-derived vasoconstrictors. Preclinical studies have indicated that polyphenol-rich food and food-derived products such as grape-derived products, black and red berries, green and black teas and cocoa, and omega-3 fatty acids can trigger activating pathways in endothelial cells promoting an increased formation of nitric oxide and endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization. Moreover, intake of such food-derived products has been associated with the prevention and/or the improvement of an established endothelial dysfunction in several experimental models of cardiovascular diseases and in humans with cardiovascular diseases. This review will discuss both experimental and clinical evidences indicating that different types of food and natural products are able to promote endothelial and vascular health, as well as the underlying mechanisms.
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- Cyril Auger
- UMR CNRS 7213, Laboratoire de Biophotonique et Pharmacologie, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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Ribeiro TP, Oliveira AC, Mendes-Junior LG, França KC, Nakao LS, Schini-Kerth VB, Medeiros IA. Cardiovascular effects induced by northeastern Brazilian red wine: Role of nitric oxide and redox sensitive pathways. J Funct Foods 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2015.12.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Grape skin extract-derived polyphenols modify programming-induced renal endowment in prenatal protein-restricted male mouse offspring. Eur J Nutr 2015; 55:1455-64. [PMID: 26096720 DOI: 10.1007/s00394-015-0963-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2014] [Accepted: 06/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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PURPOSE Protein-restricted diet during pregnancy is related to oxidative stress and, as a consequence, damage to nephrogenesis. We investigated the effects of vinifera grape skin extract (ACH09)-derived polyphenols on preserving renal morphology of maternal protein-restricted 1-day-old offspring. METHODS Female C57/Bl-6 mice were fed two different isocaloric diets: control diet (19.3 % protein) and low-protein diet (6 % protein) with access to water or to the extract dissolved in drinking water (19.3 % protein plus ACH09 200 mg kg(-1) day(-1) and 6 % protein plus ACH09 200 mg kg(-1) day(-1)) throughout gestation. Renal morphology-glomerular number N[glom]; renal maturity-vascular glomeruli and avascular glomeruli ratio (v-N[glom]/a-N[glom]); medullar and cortical volumes, as well as mean glomerular volume, were analyzed in male offspring. Hepatic superoxide dismutase and catalase (CAT) activities were evaluated, and renal lipid peroxidation levels were measured. RESULTS Maternal protein restriction affected birth weight and naso-anal length in low-protein offspring compared to control and ACH09 restored both parameters. Protein restriction increased lipid peroxidation in kidney and liver and reduced CAT activity in low-protein group compared to control. Supplementation with ACH09 reduced the kidney oxidative damage and restored the antioxidant activity of CAT. ACH09 prevented glomerular loss and renal immaturity in the offspring. CONCLUSION The treatment of low-protein-fed dams during pregnancy with ACH09 provides protection from early-life deleterious renal morphological changes. The protective effect of ACH09 may involve antioxidant action and vasodilator effect of the extract.
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Silva ATD, Lima EMD, Caliman IF, Porto LLS, Nascimento AMD, Kalil IC, Lenz D, Bissoli NS, Endringer DC, Andrade TUD. Hypotensive effect and endothelium-dependent vascular action of leaves of Alpinia purpurata (Vieill) K. Schum. BRAZ J PHARM SCI 2014. [DOI: 10.1590/s1984-82502014000200010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The aims of this study were to evaluate the chemical profile, vascular reactivity, and acute hypotensive effect (AHE) of the ethanolic extract of leaves of Alpinia purpurata (Vieill) K. Schum (EEAP). Its chemical profile was evaluated using HPLC-UV, ICP-OES, and colorimetric quantification of total flavonoids and polyphenols. The vascular reactivity of the extract was determined using the mesenteric bed isolated from WKY. AHE dose-response curves were obtained for both EEAP and inorganic material isolated from AP (IAP) in WKY and SHR animals. Cytotoxic and mutagenic safety levels were determined by the micronucleus test. Rutin-like flavonoids were quantified in the EEAP (1.8 ± 0.03%), and the total flavonoid and polyphenol ratios were 4.1 ± 1.8% and 5.1 ± 0.3%, respectively. We observed that the vasodilation action of EEAP was partially mediated by nitric oxide (·NO). The IAP showed the presence of calcium (137.76 ± 4.08 μg mg-1). The EEAP and IAP showed an AHE in WKY and SHR animals. EEAP did not have cytotoxic effects or cause chromosomic alterations. The AHE shown by EEAP could result from its endothelium-dependent vascular action. Rutin-like flavonoids, among other polyphenols, could contribute to these biological activities, and the calcium present in EEAP could act in a synergistic way.
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Epidemiological studies have reported a greater reduction in cardiovascular risk and metabolic disorders associated with diets rich in polyphenols. The antioxidant effects of polyphenols are attributed to the regulation of redox enzymes by reducing reactive oxygen species production from mitochondria, NADPH oxidases and uncoupled endothelial NO synthase in addition to also up-regulating multiple antioxidant enzymes. Although data supporting the effects of polyphenols in reducing oxidative stress are promising, several studies have suggested additional mechanisms in the health benefits of polyphenols. Polyphenols from red wine increase endothelial NO production leading to endothelium-dependent relaxation in conditions such as hypertension, stroke or the metabolic syndrome. Numerous molecules contained in fruits and vegetables can activate sirtuins to increase lifespan and silence metabolic and physiological disturbances associated with endothelial NO dysfunction. Although intracellular pathways involved in the endothelial effects of polyphenols are partially described, the molecular targets of these polyphenols are not completely elucidated. We review the novel aspects of polyphenols on several targets that could trigger the health benefits of polyphenols in conditions such as metabolic and cardiovascular disturbances.
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Emiliano AF, de Cavalho LCRM, da Silva Cristino Cordeiro V, da Costa CA, de Oliveira PBR, Queiroz EF, Col Moreira DD, Boaventura GT, de Moura RS, Resende AC. Metabolic disorders and oxidative stress programming in offspring of rats fed a high-fat diet during lactation: effects of a vinifera grape skin (ACH09) extract. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2012; 58:319-28. [PMID: 21697730 DOI: 10.1097/fjc.0b013e3182244a51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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This study examined the effect of Vitis vinifera grape skin ACH09 extract (ACH09) on metabolic disorders and oxidative stress in adult offspring of rats fed a high-fat diet (HF) during lactation. Four groups of female rats were fed: control diet (7% fat); ACH09 (7% fat + 200 mg·kg·d ACH09 orally); HF (24% fat); HF+ ACH09 (24% fat + 200 mg·kg·d ACH09 orally) during lactation. From weaning onward, all female offspring were fed a control diet and killed when they were 90 or 180 days old. Systolic blood pressure was increased in adult offspring of HF-fed dams, and ACH09 prevented hypertension. Increased adiposity, plasma triglyceride, glucose levels, and insulin resistance were observed in offspring from both ages, and these changes were reversed by ACH09. The plasma oxidative damage assessed by malondialdehyde levels was increased, and nitrite levels decreased in the HF group of both ages, which were reversed by ACH09. In addition, ACH09 restored the decreased plasma and mesenteric artery antioxidant activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase in the HF group. In conclusion, ACH09 protected normally fed offspring of HF-fed dams during lactation from phenotypic and metabolic characteristics of metabolic syndrome providing an alternative nutritional resource for the prevention of metabolic syndrome.
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Uncovering the Vasorelaxant Effect Induced by Vale do São Francisco Red Wine: A Role for Nitric Oxide. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2011; 57:696-701. [DOI: 10.1097/fjc.0b013e318217db1f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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An ethanolic extract of Lindera obtusiloba stems causes NO-mediated endothelium-dependent relaxations in rat aortic rings and prevents angiotensin II-induced hypertension and endothelial dysfunction in rats. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2011; 383:635-45. [DOI: 10.1007/s00210-011-0643-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2010] [Accepted: 02/15/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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In contrast to the intact wine, cardiovascular effects of the thermally treated wine have not been studied, despite widespread habits of cooking with wine and consumption of mulled wine. Vasodilatory effects of the red wine heated at 75 and 125°C were examined in the isolated rat and guinea pig aorta and compared with the intact and wine dealcoholized without thermal stress. Samples were analyzed for their phenolic content, antioxidant capacity, resveratrol and ethanol contents. Heating-induced degradation of individual phenolic fraction was observed only in the samples treated at 125°C, although total phenolic concentration and related antioxidant activity increased in the thermally treated samples due to the reduction in their volume. All wine samples regardless of treatment caused similar maximal relaxation in both species, but the response was stronger in aortas from guinea pigs. At the lowest concentrations up to 1‰, dealcoholized wine produced vasodilation greater than that produced by intact wine and wines treated at 75 and 125°C, which showed similar vasodilating activity at all concentrations. Our results indicate that wine thermally treated under heating conditions applicable to the preparation of a mulled wine and cooking with wine largely retains vasodilatory activity in vitro despite significant heat-induced changes in its composition.
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Effects of an Extract Obtained From Fruits of Euterpe oleracea Mart. in the Components of Metabolic Syndrome Induced in C57BL/6J Mice Fed a High-fat Diet. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2010; 56:619-26. [DOI: 10.1097/fjc.0b013e3181f78da4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Mellen PB, Daniel KR, Brosnihan KB, Hansen KJ, Herrington DM. Effect of Muscadine Grape Seed Supplementation on Vascular Function in Subjects with or at Risk for Cardiovascular Disease: A Randomized Crossover Trial. J Am Coll Nutr 2010; 29:469-75. [DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2010.10719883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Schini-Kerth VB, Auger C, Kim JH, Etienne-Selloum N, Chataigneau T. Nutritional improvement of the endothelial control of vascular tone by polyphenols: role of NO and EDHF. Pflugers Arch 2010; 459:853-62. [PMID: 20224869 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-010-0806-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2009] [Revised: 02/12/2010] [Accepted: 02/13/2010] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Numerous studies indicate that regular intake of polyphenol-rich beverages (red wine and tea) and foods (chocolate, fruit, and vegetables) is associated with a protective effect on the cardiovascular system in humans and animals. Beyond the well-known antioxidant properties of polyphenols, several other mechanisms have been shown to contribute to their beneficial cardiovascular effects. Indeed, both experimental and clinical studies indicate that polyphenols improve the ability of endothelial cells to control vascular tone. Experiments with isolated arteries have shown that polyphenols cause nitric oxide (NO)-mediated endothelium-dependent relaxations and increase the endothelial formation of NO. The polyphenol-induced NO formation is due to the redox-sensitive activation of the phosphatidylinositol3-kinase/Akt pathway leading to endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) activation subsequent to its phosphorylation on Ser 1177. Besides the phosphatidylinositol3-kinase/Akt pathway, polyphenols have also been shown to activate eNOS by increasing the intracellular free calcium concentration and by activating estrogen receptors in endothelial cells. In addition to causing a rapid and sustained activation of eNOS by phosphorylation, polyphenols can increase the expression level of eNOS in endothelial cells leading to an increased formation of NO. Moreover, the polyphenol-induced endothelium-dependent relaxation also involves endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor, besides NO, in several types of arteries. Altogether, polyphenols have the capacity to improve the endothelial control of vascular tone not only in several experimental models of cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension but also in healthy and diseased humans. Thus, these experimental and clinical studies highlight the potential of polyphenol-rich sources to provide vascular protection in health and disease.
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- Valérie B Schini-Kerth
- UMR CNRS 7213, Laboratoire de Biophotonique et Pharmacologie, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Strasbourg, 74, route du Rhin, 67401, Illkirch, France.
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Schini-Kerth VB, Auger C, Etienne-Selloum N, Chataigneau T. Polyphenol-induced endothelium-dependent relaxations role of NO and EDHF. ADVANCES IN PHARMACOLOGY (SAN DIEGO, CALIF.) 2010; 60:133-75. [PMID: 21081218 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-385061-4.00006-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The Mediterranean diet has been associated with greater longevity and quality of life in epidemiological studies. Indeed, because of the abundance of fruits and vegetables and a moderate consumption of wine, the Mediterranean diet provides high amounts of polyphenols thought to be essential bioactive compounds that might provide health benefits in terms of cardiovascular diseases and mortality. Several polyphenol-rich sources, such as grape-derived products, cocoa, and tea, have been shown to decrease mean blood pressure in patients with hypertension. The improvement of the endothelial function is likely to be one of the mechanisms by which polyphenols may confer cardiovascular protection. Indeed, polyphenols are able to induce nitric oxide (NO)-mediated endothelium-dependent relaxations in a large number of arteries including the coronary artery; they can also induce endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF)-mediated relaxations in some of these arteries. Altogether, these mechanisms might contribute to explain the antihypertensive and cardio-protective effects of polyphenols in vivo. The aim of this review was to provide a nonexhaustive analysis of the effect of several polyphenol-rich sources and isolated compounds on the endothelium in in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo models as well as in humans.
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- Valérie B Schini-Kerth
- Laboratoire de Biophotonique et Pharmacologie, UMR 7213 CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, Illkirch, France
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Karatzi K, Karatzis E, Papamichael C, Lekakis J, Zampelas A. Effects of red wine on endothelial function: postprandial studies vs clinical trials. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2009; 19:744-750. [PMID: 19570663 DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2009.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2008] [Revised: 04/07/2009] [Accepted: 04/07/2009] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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AIMS There are several epidemiological studies suggesting that moderate daily consumption of red wine may reduce cardiovascular risk. Additionally, results from a great number of in vitro studies indicate that constituents found in red wine are responsible for quite a few beneficial effects on endothelial cells. However, comparison of postprandial studies and clinical trials concerning red wine consumption leads to controversial results about its effect on endothelial function and especially flow-mediated dilatation (FMD). Endothelial function is an early indicator of atherosclerosis and vessel damage and at the same time, it is an independent prognostic factor for cardiovascular risk. Therefore, it is very important to investigate the known acute postprandial effects of red wine consumption, which is highly advised by dieticians and doctors, especially in high-risk populations, such as patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). DATA SYNTHESIS This is a review of studies investigating acute and short-term effects of red wine on endothelial function, as well as relevant in vitro studies. CONCLUSION Analysis of all data about the acute effects of red wine constituents on endothelial function, is inconclusive and it is obvious that new studies are necessary in order to elucidate this matter. Undoubtedly, one should be very careful in suggesting red wine consumption in high-risk populations, as its acute postprandial effect is not yet clear.
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- K Karatzi
- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, 50 Promitheos str., Glyfada, 16674, Athens, Greece.
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Schmitt CA, Dirsch VM. Modulation of endothelial nitric oxide by plant-derived products. Nitric Oxide 2009; 21:77-91. [DOI: 10.1016/j.niox.2009.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2009] [Revised: 04/28/2009] [Accepted: 05/26/2009] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Nakamura T, Fujiwara N, Sugaya T, Ueda Y, Koide H. Effect of red wine on urinary protein, 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine, and liver-type fatty acid-binding protein excretion in patients with diabetic nephropathy. Metabolism 2009; 58:1185-90. [PMID: 19481229 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2009.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2008] [Accepted: 03/25/2009] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The aim of the present study was to determine whether red or white wine affects urinary protein, 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OHdG), and liver-type fatty acid-binding protein (L-FABP) excretion in type 2 diabetic nephropathy patients. Twenty-four type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with nephropathy were randomly allocated to drink a 118-mL (4-oz) glass of red wine (n = 12, group A) or white wine (n = 12, group B) daily for 6 months. Twelve type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with nephropathy who did not drink any wines served as control subjects (group C). Serum creatinine, 24-hour creatinine clearance, hemoglobin A(1c), urinary protein, urinary 8-OHdG, and urinary L-FABP were measured before and 3 and 6 months after the start of the study. In groups A, B, and C, serum creatinine, 24-hour creatinine clearance, and hemoglobin A(1c) changed little during the experimental period. However, urinary protein, 8-OHdG, and L-FABP excretions were significantly decreased at 3 (P < .05) and 6 months (P < .01) compared with the baseline values in group A. In contrast, these markers changed little during the experimental period in groups B and C. Thus, these urinary markers were significantly lower in group A than in groups B and C at 3 and 6 months. These results suggest that red wine is renoprotective whereas white wine has no such effect in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with nephropathy. The renoprotective effect of red wine may be due in part to its ability to reduce oxidative stress.
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- Tsukasa Nakamura
- Department of Medicine, Shinmatsudo Central General Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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The endothelium can evoke relaxations (dilatations) of the underlying vascular smooth muscle, by releasing vasodilator substances. The best characterized endothelium-derived relaxing factor (EDRF) is nitric oxide (NO). The endothelial cells also evoke hyperpolarization of the cell membrane of vascular smooth muscle (endothelium-dependent hyperpolarizations, EDHF-mediated responses). Endothelium-dependent relaxations involve both pertussis toxin-sensitive G(i) (e.g. responses to serotonin and thrombin) and pertussis toxin-insensitive G(q) (e.g. adenosine diphosphate and bradykinin) coupling proteins. The release of NO by the endothelial cell can be up-regulated (e.g. by oestrogens, exercise and dietary factors) and down-regulated (e.g. oxidative stress, smoking and oxidized low-density lipoproteins). It is reduced in the course of vascular disease (e.g. diabetes and hypertension). Arteries covered with regenerated endothelium (e.g. following angioplasty) selectively loose the pertussis toxin-sensitive pathway for NO release which favours vasospasm, thrombosis, penetration of macrophages, cellular growth and the inflammatory reaction leading to atherosclerosis. In addition to the release of NO (and causing endothelium-dependent hyperpolarizations), endothelial cells also can evoke contraction (constriction) of the underlying vascular smooth muscle cells by releasing endothelium-derived contracting factor (EDCF). Most endothelium-dependent acute increases in contractile force are due to the formation of vasoconstrictor prostanoids (endoperoxides and prostacyclin) which activate TP receptors of the vascular smooth muscle cells. EDCF-mediated responses are exacerbated when the production of NO is impaired (e.g. by oxidative stress, ageing, spontaneous hypertension and diabetes). They contribute to the blunting of endothelium-dependent vasodilatations in aged subjects and essential hypertensive patients.
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- P M Vanhoutte
- Department of Pharmacology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor in vascular physiology and cardiovascular disease. Atherosclerosis 2009; 202:330-44. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2008.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2008] [Revised: 05/16/2008] [Accepted: 06/11/2008] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Park JY, Shin HK, Lee YJ, Choi YW, Bae SS, Kim CD. The mechanism of vasorelaxation induced by Schisandra chinensis extract in rat thoracic aorta. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2009; 121:69-73. [PMID: 18983904 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.09.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2008] [Revised: 09/12/2008] [Accepted: 09/29/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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AIM OF THE STUDY Schisandra chinensis (SC) is a known medical herb for the treatment of cardiovascular symptoms associated with menopausal symptoms in Korea. However, the pharmacological action mechanisms involved have not been well studied. This study was aimed to investigate the vascular effects of SC in rat thoracic aorta. MATERIALS AND METHODS We isolated the hexane, chloroform, and methanol extracts from SC and evaluated their vasodilatory effects in the rat thoracic aorta. RESULTS Hexane extracts of SC (SCHE, 5 x 10(-5) to 10(-3) g/L) caused a concentration-dependent relaxation in both endothelium-intact and -denuded aortas. The relaxant effect of SCHE on the endothelium-intact aorta was more prominent than on the endothelium-denuded aorta. The former was significantly attenuated by L-NAME, a nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, and ODQ, a soluble guanyl cyclase inhibitor, but not by tetraethylammonium, a nonselective blocker of K(+) channels, and indomethacin, a cyclooxygenase inhibitor. Furthermore, SCHE caused nitrite production as well as eNOS activation in aortic segments, suggesting implication of NO signal pathway in SCHE-induced relaxation. In endothelium-denuded aorta, SCHE-induced vasorelaxation was also attenuated by calyculin A, an inhibitor of myosin light chain (MLC) phosphatase, but not by ML-9, a MLC kinase inhibitor, suggestive of implication of MLC phosphatase activation. Phenylephrine-enhanced MLC phosphorylation ratio was significantly attenuated by SCHE, which was recovered to the control level by pretreatment with calyculin A. CONCLUSIONS Taken collectively, these findings suggest that the vascular relaxation evoked by SCHE was mediated by not only endothelium dependent NO pathway but also direct effect on vascular smooth muscle cell via dephosphorylation of MLC.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Aorta, Thoracic/drug effects
- Aorta, Thoracic/physiology
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Endothelium, Vascular/drug effects
- Endothelium, Vascular/physiology
- Fruit/chemistry
- In Vitro Techniques
- Male
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/physiology
- Myosin-Light-Chain Kinase/antagonists & inhibitors
- Myosin-Light-Chain Kinase/metabolism
- Myosin-Light-Chain Phosphatase/antagonists & inhibitors
- Myosin-Light-Chain Phosphatase/metabolism
- Nitric Oxide/physiology
- Phosphorylation
- Plant Extracts/chemistry
- Plant Extracts/isolation & purification
- Plant Extracts/pharmacology
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Schisandra/chemistry
- Vasodilation/drug effects
- Vasodilation/physiology
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- Ji Young Park
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan 602-739, Republic of Korea
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El-Alfy AT, Ahmed AA, Fatani AJ, Kader F. Amelioration of the cardiovascular manifestations of the yellow scorpion Leiurus quinquestriatus envenomation in rats by red grape seeds proanthocyanidins. Toxicon 2008; 51:321-33. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2007.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2007] [Revised: 07/02/2007] [Accepted: 07/03/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Fantinelli JC, Mosca SM. CARDIOPROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF A NON-ALCOHOLIC EXTRACT OF RED WINE DURING ISCHAEMIA AND REPERFUSION IN SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RATS. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2007; 34:166-9. [PMID: 17250634 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2007.04567.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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1. We reported recently the cardioprotection conferred by a non-alcoholic extract of Cabernet-Sauvignon red wine (RWE) against alterations derived from ischaemia and reperfusion in normotensive rats. The aim of the present study was to assess the effects of RWE on ischaemia/reperfusion injury in hearts isolated from spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). 2. After stabilization, rat isovolumic perfused hearts were exposed to a 20 min global ischaemic period followed by 30 min reperfusion in the absence (ischaemic control (IC) hearts) or presence of RWE infused prior to ischaemia and early in reperfusion. In other hearts, N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), an inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase, was administered prior to RWE infusion (L-NAME + RWE). 3. Left ventricular developed pressure (LVDP), dP/dt(max) and left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (LVEDP) were used to assess myocardial function. 4. At the end of reperfusion, LVDP and dP/dt(max) decreased to 47 +/- 9 and 46 +/- 9% of baseline values, respectively, in IC. Treatment with the RWE significantly improved systolic postischaemic recovery (LVDP = 85 +/- 8%; dP/dt(max) = 83 +/- 5%) and attenuated the increase in LVEDP (23 +/- 6 and 53 +/- 8 mmHg in RWE and IC, respectively; P < 0.05). 5. In the L-NAME + RWE group, L-NAME completely abolished the systolic and diastolic protection induced by RWE (LVDP = 44 +/- 13%; dP/dt(max) = 43 +/- 13%; LVEDP = 60 +/- 10 mmHg). 6. These data are the first demonstration that a non-alcoholic extract of Cabernet-Sauvignon red wine protects SHR hearts from systolic and diastolic alterations induced by ischaemia and reperfusion through a nitric oxide-dependent mechanism.
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- Juliana C Fantinelli
- Cardiovascular Research Center, National University of La Plata, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Kay CD, Kris-Etherton PM, West SG. Effects of antioxidant-rich foods on vascular reactivity: review of the clinical evidence. Curr Atheroscler Rep 2007; 8:510-22. [PMID: 17045078 DOI: 10.1007/s11883-006-0027-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The foods and nutrients discussed in this paper are components of dietary patterns that have been associated with lower cardiovascular disease risk. The focus of this review is on the effects of antioxidant foods on vascular health and discussion of their potential mechanisms of action. The foods reviewed include fruits and vegetables, red grapes and red wine, tea, cocoa/chocolate, and olive oil. The primary challenge in studying the cardioprotective components of a dietary pattern is in identifying mechanism(s) of action as well as the bioactive nutrients responsible. In selecting papers for this review, we focused on studies of whole foods and beverages that met the following criteria: 1) they are commonly consumed in typical diets, 2) they appear to have direct antioxidant effects, and 3) they have demonstrated effects on endothelial function in several human studies. The evidence presented herein suggests that dietary consumption of fruits and vegetables, red grapes and red wine, tea, chocolate, and olive oil may improve vascular reactivity, in part, by attenuating the adverse effects of oxidation on endothelial function. Additional research is needed to better understand the mechanism(s) by which antioxidant-rich foods and beverages favorably affect endothelial function and the extent to which this reflects direct antioxidant effects.
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- Colin D Kay
- Department of Biobehavioral Health, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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Rhyu MR, Kim EY, Yoon BK, Lee YJ, Chen SN. Aqueous extract of Schizandra chinensis fruit causes endothelium-dependent and -independent relaxation of isolated rat thoracic aorta. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2006; 13:651-7. [PMID: 16704926 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2006.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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An aqueous extract of Schizandra chinensis fruit (ScEx) has long been used to promote the vascular health of postmenopausal women in Korea. This study investigated the ability of ScEx to relax rat aorta constricted with norepinephrine (NE) and the mechanism(s) of such relaxation. ScEx induced partial, endothelium-dependent relaxation. In particular, the relaxation induced by lower concentrations of ScEx (0.1 and 0.3 mg/ml) was largely endothelium-dependent, and was essentially abolished by NG-nitro-L-arginine, methylene blue, 1H-[1,2,3] oxadiazole [4,4-a] quinoxalin-1-one, indomethacin, or ICI 182,780. The results indicate that the response to ScEx involves enhancement of the nitric oxide (NO)-cGMP system, and that it occurs via estrogen receptors. The magnitude of the inhibition with these treatments decreased with increasing ScEx concentration, however, indicating that other vasorelaxation mechanisms are involved, which depend on the ScEx concentration. Calcium concentration-dependent contraction curves in high potassium depolarization medium were shifted significantly to the right and downward after incubation with ScEx (0.3 and 1.0 mg/ml), implying that ScEx is also involved in inhibition of the extracellular calcium influx to vascular smooth muscle. These data demonstrate that ScEx caused both endothelium-dependent and -independent vasorelaxation, which may contribute to understanding the cardiovascular protective effect of ScEx.
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- M R Rhyu
- Food Function Research Division, Korea Food Research Institute, Gyeonggi-Do 463-420, Korea.
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Rocha APM, Carvalho LCRM, Sousa MAV, Madeira SVF, Sousa PJC, Tano T, Schini-Kerth VB, Resende AC, Soares de Moura R. Endothelium-dependent vasodilator effect of Euterpe oleracea Mart. (Açaí) extracts in mesenteric vascular bed of the rat. Vascul Pharmacol 2006; 46:97-104. [PMID: 17049314 DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2006.08.411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2005] [Revised: 05/16/2006] [Accepted: 08/01/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Açai (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) a fruit from the Amazon region, largely consumed in Brazil is rich in polyphenols. Experiments were undertaken to determine whether hydro-alcoholic extract obtained from stone of açaí induces a vasodilator effect in the rat mesenteric vascular bed precontracted with norepinephrine (NE) and, if so, to elucidate the underlying mechanism. Açai stone extract (ASE, 0.3-100 microg) induced a long-lasting endothelium-dependent vasodilation that was significantly reduced by N(G)-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester (l-NAME) and (1)H-[1,2,3] oxadiazolo [4,4-a] quinoxalin-l-one (ODQ) and abolished by KCl (45 mM) plus l-NAME. In vessels precontrated with NE and KCl (45 mM) or treated with K(Ca)(+2) channel blockers (charybdotoxin plus apamin), the effect of ASE was significantly reduced. However this effect is not affect by indomethacin, glybenclamide and 4-aminopiridine. Atropine, pyrilamine, yohimbine and HOE 140 significantly reduced the vasodilator effect of acetylcholine, histamine, clonidine and bradykinin, respectively, but did not change the vasodilator effect of ASE. In cultured endothelial cells ASE (100 microg/mL) induced the formation of NO that was reduced by N(G)-nitro-l-arginine (l-NA, 100 microM). The present study demonstrates that the vasodilator effect of ASE is dependent on activation of NO-cGMP pathway and may also involve endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF) release. The vasodilator effect suggest a possibility to use ASE as a medicinal plant, in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.
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- A P M Rocha
- Department of Pharmacology and Psychobiology, IBRAG, UERJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Ajay M, Achike FI, Mustafa AM, Mustafa MR. Effect of quercetin on altered vascular reactivity in aortas isolated from streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2006; 73:1-7. [PMID: 16378655 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2005.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2005] [Accepted: 11/21/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The present work examined ex vivo the acute effect of quercetin on diabetic rat aortic ring reactivity in response to endothelium-dependent (acetylcholine, ACh) and endothelium-independent (sodium nitroprusside, SNP) relaxants, and to the alpha(1)-adrenergic agonist phenylephrine (PE). Responses were compared to those of aortic rings from age- and sex-matched euglycemic rats. Compared to euglycemic rat aortic rings, diabetic rings showed less relaxation in response to ACh and SNP, and greater contraction in response to PE. Pretreatment with quercetin (10microM, 20min) increased ACh-induced relaxation and decreased PE-induced contraction in diabetic, but did not affect euglycemic rat aortic ring responses. Following pretreatment with the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor Nomega-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester (l-NAME, 10microM), quercetin reduced PE-induced contractions in both aortic ring types, although l-NAME attenuated the reduction in the diabetic rings. Quercetin did not alter SNP vasodilatory effects in either ring type compared to their respective controls. These findings indicate that quercetin acutely improved vascular responsiveness in blood vessels from diabetic rats, and that these effects were mediated, at least in part, by enhanced endothelial nitric oxide bioavailability. These effects of quercetin suggest the possible beneficial effects of quercetin in vivo in experimental diabetes and possibly in other cardiovascular diseases.
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- Machha Ajay
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
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Ajay M, Achike FI, Mustafa AM, Mustafa MR. Direct effects of quercetin on impaired reactivity of spontaneously hypertensive rat aortae: comparative study with ascorbic acid. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2006; 33:345-50. [PMID: 16620299 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2006.04373.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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1. There is a growing interest in the anti-oxidant characteristics and use of flavonoids in the management of cardiovascular diseases. The cardiovascular mechanism of action of these plant derivatives remains controversial. This study compared the effects of the flavonoid quercetin with those of the anti-oxidant vitamin ascorbic acid (vitamin C) on the reactivity of aortic rings from spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). 2. The phenylephrine (PE)-induced contractile and the endothelium-dependent and independent relaxant responses of aortic rings from 21 to 22 week old SHR and age-matched normotensive Wistar (WKY) rats were observed in the presence of quercetin or ascorbic acid. All the experiments were performed in the presence of the cyclooxygenase inhibitor, indomethacin (10 micromol/L). 3. The endothelium-dependent and independent relaxations to acetylcholine (ACh) and sodium nitroprusside (SNP), respectively, were significantly lesser in the SHR compared to the WKY tissues whereas the contractile responses to PE were similar in both tissues. Pretreatment of WKY rings with quercetin or ascorbic acid had no effect on the responses to ACh or PE. In the SHR tissues, however, quercetin or ascorbic acid significantly improved the relaxation responses to ACh and reduced the contractions to PE with greater potency for quercetin. Both compounds lacked any effects on the responses to SNP in either aortic ring types. N(omega)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (l-NAME, 10 micromol/L) significantly attenuated the vasodepressor effects of quercetin and ascorbic acid, raising the responses to PE to a level similar to that observed in the control SHR tissues. In l-NAME pretreated aortic rings, quercetin and ascorbic acid inhibited the contractile responses to PE with the same magnitude in WKY and SHR tissues. 4. The present results suggest that acute exposure to quercetin improves endothelium-dependent relaxation and reduces the contractile responses of hypertensive aortae with a greater potency than ascorbic acid. This suggests a better vascular protection with this flavonoid than ascorbic acid in the SHR model of hypertension and possibly in human cardiovascular diseases.
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- Machha Ajay
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Boban M, Modun D, Music I, Vukovic J, Brizic I, Salamunic I, Obad A, Palada I, Dujic Z. Red Wine Induced Modulation of Vascular Function: Separating the Role of Polyphenols, Ethanol, and Urates. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2006; 47:695-701. [PMID: 16775510 DOI: 10.1097/01.fjc.0000211762.06271.ce] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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By using red wine (RW), dealcoholized red wine (DARW), polyphenols-stripped red wine (PSRW), ethanol-water solution (ET), and water (W), the role of wine polyphenols, ethanol, and urate on vascular function was examined in humans (n = 9 per beverage) and on isolated rat aortic rings (n = 9). Healthy males randomly consumed each beverage in a cross-over design. Plasma ethanol, catechin, and urate concentrations were measured before and 30, 60 and 120 minutes after beverage intake. Endothelial function was assessed before and 60 minutes after beverage consumption by normalized flow-mediated dilation (FMD). RW and DARW induced similar vasodilatation in the isolated vessels whereas PSRW, ET, and W did not. All ethanol-containing beverages induced similar basal vasodilatation of brachial artery. Only intake of RW resulted in enhancement of endothelial response, despite similar plasma catechin concentration after DARW. The borderline effect of RW on FMD (P = 0.0531) became significant after FMD normalization (P = 0.0043) that neutralized blunting effect of ethanol-induced basal vasodilatation. Effects of PSRW and ET did not differ although plasma urate increased after PSRW and not after ET, indicating lack of urate influence on endothelial response. Acute vascular effects of RW, mediated by polyphenols, cannot be predicted by plasma catechin concentration only.
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- Mladen Boban
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia
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de Moura RS, Emiliano AF, de Carvalho LCRM, Souza MAV, Guedes DC, Tano T, Resende AC. Antihypertensive and endothelium-dependent vasodilator effects of Alpinia zerumbet, a medicinal plant. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2006; 46:288-94. [PMID: 16116333 DOI: 10.1097/01.fjc.0000175239.26326.47] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Alpinia zerumbet (K. Schum), a medicinal plant originated from West Asia, is used in the northeast and southeast of Brazil as infusions or decoctions as a diuretic, antihypertensive, and antiulcerogenic. Experiments were undertaken to determine whether a hydroalcoholic extract obtained from leaves of Alpinia zerumbet (AZE) induces vasodilation in the mesenteric vascular bed (MVB), and an antihypertensive effect was also assessed in rats with DOCA-salt hypertension. In MVB precontracted with norepinephrine, AZE induces a long-lasting endothelium-dependent vasodilation that is not reduced by indomethacin. Inhibition of NO synthase by NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) and guanylyl cyclase by 1H-[1,2,3]oxadiazolo [4,4-a]quinoxalin-1-one (ODQ) reduces the vasodilator effect of AZE. In vessels precontracted with norepinephrine, the vasodilator effect of AZE was not changed by 4-aminopyridine, glibenclamide, or by charybdotoxin plus apamin. Concentrations of atropine, pyrilamine, and yohimbine that significantly reduced the vasodilator effect of acetylcholine, histamine, and clonidine, respectively, did not change the vasodilator effect of AZE. HOE 140, which significantly reduced the vasodilator effect of bradykinin, induced a slight but significant reduction on the vasodilator effect of AZE. Chronic oral administration of AZE induced a significant reduction in systolic, mean, and diastolic arterial pressure in rats with DOCA-salt hypertension. Probably the vasodilator effect of AZE is dependent on the activation of the NO-cGMP pathway and independent of activation of ATP-dependent, voltage-dependent, and calcium-dependent K+ channels. Bradykinin receptors may also participate in the vasodilator effect of AZE. Finally, the vasodilator and antihypertensive effects of AZE demonstrated in the present study provide experimental support for the indication of Alpinia zerumbet as an antihypertensive medicinal plant.
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- R Soares de Moura
- Department of Pharmacology, IBRAG, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Madeira SVF, de Castro Resende A, Ognibene DT, de Sousa MAV, Soares de Moura R. Mechanism of the endothelium-dependent vasodilator effect of an alcohol-free extract obtained from a vinifera grape skin. Pharmacol Res 2005; 52:321-7. [PMID: 16023862 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2005.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2005] [Revised: 05/10/2005] [Accepted: 05/13/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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An alcohol-free grape-skin extract (GSE) obtained from skins of Vitis labrusca has significant anti-hypertensive, antioxidant and vasodilator effects. According to our previous results, the vasodilator effect of GSE in the isolated mesenteric vascular bed (MVB) of the rat is dependent on endothelium and partially dependent on nitric oxide (NO). In the MVB of the rat pre-contracted with norepinephrine (NE), bolus injections of GSE induced a long-lasting dose-dependent vasodilation that is significantly reduced after the treatment with 1H-[1,2,3] oxadiazolo [4,4-a] quinoxalin-1-one (ODQ). Additionally, in vessels pre-contracted with norepinephrine and depolarized with KCl (25 mM) or treated with Ca(2+)-dependent K(+)-channel blockers charybdotoxin (ChTx) plus apamin, the vasodilator effect of GSE was significantly reduced and almost abolished by ChTx plus apamin plus L-NAME. However, the vasodilator effect of GSE was unaffected by D-Arg[Hyp(3),Thi(5),D-Tic(7),Oic(8)]bradykinin (HOE-140), atropine, yohimbine, pyrilamine and 4-aminopyridine (4-AP). The vasoconstriction response elicited by bolus injection of KCl was not affected by GSE, whereas the vasoconstrictor response induced by NE was dose-dependently and completed inhibited by GSE in the presence but not in the absence of endothelium. However, NE-induced vasoconstriction in calcium-free condition or without endothelium was not reduced by GSE. The present results demonstrate that GSE induces a vasodilator effect in the rat MVB, which is dependent on NO in combination with endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF). Additionally, our results indicated that extracellular Ca(2+) has an important role on the endothelium-dependent vasodilator effect induced by GSE.
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- Socorro Vanesca Frota Madeira
- Department of Pharmacology, IBRAG-CB State University of Rio de Janeiro, Av. 28 de setembro, 87, CEP 20551-030 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Schuldt EZ, Bet AC, Hort MA, Ianssen C, Maraschin M, Ckless K, Ribeiro-do-Valle RM. An ethyl acetate fraction obtained from a Southern Brazilian red wine relaxes rat mesenteric arterial bed through hyperpolarization and NO-cGMP pathway. Vascul Pharmacol 2005; 43:62-8. [PMID: 15935737 DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2005.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2004] [Revised: 03/23/2005] [Accepted: 04/22/2005] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A number of studies suggest that moderate consumption of red wine may be more effective than other alcoholic beverages in decreasing the risk of coronary heart disease (CAD). In this study, we investigated the effect of a crude extract (CE), as well as an ethyl acetate fraction (EAF) obtained from a Brazilian red wine in the mesenteric arterial bed (MAB) from rats. Our results showed that after the tonus of MAB was increased with phenylephrine (PE), increasing concentrations of CE induced a concentration-dependent relaxation; moreover, EAF was more potent in relaxing the MAB when compared with CE. In vessels depolarized with KCl (80 mM) or treated with the Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase pump inhibitor, ouabain (OUA; 100 microM), or with the K(+) channel blockers: barium (BaCl(2), 100 microM) and tetraethylammonium (TEA; 500 microM), the effect of EAF was significantly reduced. However, this effect was not altered by the ATP-dependent K(+) (K(ATP)) channel blocker, glibenclamide (GLI; 100 microM) as well as Charybdotoxin (ChTx 10 nM), a nonselective inhibitor of K(Ca) channels of large and intermediate conductance plus Apamin (Apamin 100 nM), a specific inhibitor of K(Ca) channels of small conductance. The residual vasodilator effect of EAF observed in vessels pretreated with L-NOARG (100 microM), 1H-[1,2,4,] oxadiazolo[4,3-alfa]quinoxalin, ODQ (10 microM) or KCl (80 mM), given separately, was reduced by the administration of KCl (40 mM) plus L-NOARG (100 microM). The present study demonstrates that the vasodilator effect of EAF is partially dependent upon membrane hyperpolarization in combination with nitric oxide (NO) release.
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- Elke Zuleika Schuldt
- Departamento de Farmacologia, CCB, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Coordenadoria Especial de Farmacologia/BLOCO D, Campus Universitario Trinidade-Florianópolis-SC, CEP: 88049-900, CP 476, Brazil.
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