Epidemiological studies have shown positive preventive action of flavonoids on
cardiovascular and neurodegenerative events. Among the six groups in which flavonoids …

Quercetin plays an important role in myocardial ischemia and reperfusion injury (IRI).
However, the underlying mechanism for the protective effect of quercetin is largely unclear …

Considerable epidemiological evidence indicates that dietary consumption of moderate
levels of polyphenols decreases both the incidence of cardiovascular disease and the …

Constantly growing experimental data from in vitro, in vivo and epidemiological studies
show the great potential of anthocyanin-containing fruit and berry extracts or pure individual …

Objective: Quercetin is an important member of dietary flavonoid family and widely present
in red wine and Mediterranean diet. The major objective of the this study is to evaluate the …

The goal of this study was to assess the ability of quercetin (Qu) to protect against
myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury. Cardiac injury was assessed in the context of global …

The role of oxidative stress in ischaemic heart disease has been thoroughly investigated in
humans. Increased levels of ROS (reactive oxygen species) and RNS (reactive nitrogen …

Dihydroquercetin (DHQ), a dihydroxyflavone, possesses potent antioxidant properties and is
proposed to be useful in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease. In this …

In order to ascertain the role of dietary flavonoids as antioxidants in vivo it is necessary to
understand the chemical nature of the absorbed forms in the circulation in vivo and how the …

Free radicals and oxidative stress play a crucial role in the pathophysiology of a broad
spectrum of cardiovascular diseases including congestive heart failure, valvular heart …