Research

Curcumin: a review of its effects on human health

DOI: 10.3390/foods6100092 Keywords: anti-inflammatory; antioxidant; curcumin; polyphenol; turmeric. Research paper authors: Susan J Hewlings, Douglas S Kalman

Curcumin supplementation improves vascular endothelial function in healthy middle-aged and older adults by increasing nitric oxide bioavailability and reducing oxidative stress

DOI: 10.18632/aging.101149 Keywords: aging; arterial stiffness; curcumin; endothelium-dependent dilation; inflammation; oxidative stress Research paper authors: Jessica R Santos-Parker, Talia R Strahler, Candace J Bassett, Nina Z Bispham, Michel B Chonchol,...

Versatile Nutraceutical Potentials of Watermelon-A Modest Fruit Loaded with Pharmaceutically Valuable Phytochemicals

DOI: 10.3390/molecules25225258 Keywords: anti-cancer; anti-diabetic; functional food; l-citrulline; lycopene; obesity; polyphenols Research paper authors: Abinaya Manivannan, Eun-Su Lee, Koeun Han, Hye-Eun Lee, Do-Sun Kim

The Glycocalyx and Its Role in Vascular Physiology and Vascular Related Diseases

DOI: 10.1007/s13239-020-00485-9 Keywords: Endothelial glycocalyx, Mechanotransduction, Revised Starling principle, Michel–Weinbaum model, Cancer cell glycocalyx Research paper authors: Sheldon Weinbaum, Limary M. Cancel, Bingmei M. Fu & John M. Tarbell

Biological Activities of Rhamnan Sulfate Extract from the Green Algae Monostroma nitidum (Hitoegusa)

DOI: 10.3390/md18040228 Keywords: Monostroma nitidum; antithrombotic effect; antivirus; rhamnan sulfate; vascular endothelium dysfunction. Research paper authors: Koji Suzuki, Masahiro Terasawa

Structural and functional alteration of blood vessels caused by cigarette smoking: an overview of molecular mechanisms

DOI: 10.2174/157016107782023406 Keywords: Cigarette smoking, blood vessels, endothelin, oxidative stress, endothelial dysfunction, atherosclerosis, matrix metalloproteinase, erectile dysfunction Research paper authors: Mohammad M. Rahman and Ismail Laher

Aging of the Nitric Oxide System: Are We as Old as Our NO?

DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.114.000973 Keywords: aging, endothelium, platelets, nitric oxide Research paper authors: Aaron L. Sverdlov, Doan T.M. Ngo, Wai P.A. Chan, Yuliy Y. Chirkov and John D. Horowitz,

Nitric oxide and geriatrics: Implications in diagnostics and treatment of the elderly

DOI: 10.3724/sp.j.1263.2011.00230. Keywords: nitrite, nitrate, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's disease, bloodflow, circulation Research paper authors: Torregrossa AC, Aranke M, Bryan NS

Advanced age results in a diminished endothelial glycocalyx

DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00104.2018 Keywords: aging; electron microscopy; intravital microscopy; microcirculation; microvascular perfusion. Research paper authors: Daniel R Machin, Samuel I Bloom, Robert A Campbell, Tam T T Phuong, Phillip E Gates, Lisa...