Daily Red Wine Consumption Improves Vascular Function by a Soluble Guanylyl Cyclase-Dependent Pathway
Author(s) -
Ilse P.G. Botden,
Janneke G. Langendonk,
Marcel E. Meima,
Frans Boomsma,
Ann L.B. Seynhaeve,
Timo L.M. ten Hagen,
A.H. Jan Danser,
Eric J.G. Sijbrands
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1038/ajh.2010.227
Subject(s) - bradykinin , medicine , soluble guanylyl cyclase , wine , sodium nitroprusside , endothelium , nitric oxide , vasodilation , cyclic guanosine monophosphate , myograph , endocrinology , vascular smooth muscle , pharmacology , food science , chemistry , guanylate cyclase , receptor , smooth muscle
Polyphenols in red wine are supposed to improve endothelial function. We investigated whether daily red wine consumption improves in-vivo vascular function by reducing endothelin-1 (ET-1). Additional pathways mediating this effect were studied using porcine coronary arteries (PCAs).
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