The vascular endothelium is an interface between the blood stream and the vessel wall.
Changes in this single cell layer of the artery wall are believed of primary importance in the …

Highlights•Increased flavonoid consumption imparts antihypertensive benefits.•Luteolin,
Quercetin, Kaempferol, Epicatechin, and Daidzein increase eNOS activity.•Many flavonoids …

The healthy endothelium prevents platelet aggregation and leucocyte adhesion, controls
permeability to plasma components and maintains vascular integrity. Damage to the …

Highly sensitive and high‐accuracy detection of biomolecular changes is vital for the early
diagnosis and treatment of diverse diseases. Due to their unique advantages and the broad …

Nitric oxide (NO), carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen sulphide (H2S) together make up a
family of biologically active gases (the so-called 'gaseous triumvirate') with an increasingly …

Tree nuts are highly nutritious and provide macronutrients (fat, protein, and carbohydrate)[1,
8], micronutrients (minerals and vitamins)[1], fat-soluble bioactives (monounsaturated fatty …

The existence of a mammalian family of TRPC ion channels, direct homologues of TRP, the
visual transduction channel of flies, was discovered during 1995–1996 as a consequence of …

The global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has deranged the recent
history of humankind, afflicting more than 27 million individuals to date. While the majority of …

In 1992 nitric oxide (NO) was declared molecule of the year by Science magazine, and ever
since research on this molecule continues to increase. Following this award, NO was shown …

Initially being considered as an environmental pollutant, nitric oxide has gained the
momentum of research since its discovery as endothelial derived growth factor in 1987 …