Flavonol-rich dark cocoa significantly decreases plasma endothelin-1 and improves cognitive responses in urban children.

Flavonol-rich dark cocoa significantly decreases plasma endothelin-1 and improves cognitive responses in urban children.

Air pollution exposures are linked to systemic inflammation, cardiovascular and respiratory morbidity and mortality, neuroinflammation and neuropathology in young urbanites. In particular, most Mexico City Metropolitan Area (MCMA) children exhibit subtle cognitive deficits, and neuropathology studie...

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Main Authors: Lilian eCalderon-Garciduenas, Antonieta eMora-Tiscareño, Maricela eFranco-Lira, Janet V Cross, Randall eEngle, Gilberto eGómez-Garza, Valerie eJewells, Lin eWeili, Humberto eMedina-Cortina, Edelmira eSolorio, Chih-kai eChao, Hongtu eZhu, Partha S Mukherjee, Lara eFerreira-Azevedo, Ricardo eTorres-Jardón, Amedeo eD'Angiulli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
Air Pollution
Cognition
Endothelin-1
Children
brain MRS
Cocoa
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphar.2013.00104/full

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