Extracts from the Mediterranean Food Plants Carthamus lanatus, Cichorium intybus, and Cichorium spinosum Enhanced GSH Levels and Increased Nrf2 Expression in Human Endothelial Cells

The Mediterranean diet is considered to prevent several diseases. In the present study, the antioxidant properties of six extracts from Mediterranean plant foods were assessed. The extracts’ chemical composition analysis showed that the total polyphenolic content ranged from 56 to 408 GAE mg/g dw of...

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Main Authors: Dimitrios Stagos, Dimitrios Balabanos, Salomi Savva, Zoi Skaperda, Alexandros Priftis, Efthalia Kerasioti, Eleni V. Mikropoulou, Konstantina Vougogiannopoulou, Sofia Mitakou, Maria Halabalaki, Demetrios Kouretas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6594101