Caffeic acid, a phenol found in white wine, modulates endothelial nitric oxide production and protects from oxidative stress-associated endothelial cell injury.

<h4>Introduction</h4>Several studies demonstrated that endothelium dependent vasodilatation is impaired in cardiovascular and chronic kidney diseases because of oxidant stress-induced nitric oxide availability reduction. The Mediterranean diet, which is characterized by food containing p...

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Main Authors: Massimiliano Migliori, Vincenzo Cantaluppi, Claudio Mannari, Alberto A E Bertelli, Davide Medica, Alessandro Domenico Quercia, Victor Navarro, Alessia Scatena, Luca Giovannini, Luigi Biancone, Vincenzo Panichi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0117530