Sentences with phrase «increased endothelium»

By contrast, ALA treatment increased endothelium - dependent vasodilatation to ACh (P < 0.05) but not to GTN compared with baseline.

And one of the many health benefits of phytochemicals is that they help our arteries be supple and less likely to constrict blood flow (increased endothelium - dependent vasodilation), thus reducing stoke and heart attack risk.

This research demonstrated that eating the dark chocolate with a high cocoa content (70 to 80 percent cocoa flavanols) increases endothelium - dependent vasodilatation, or the elastic ability of the artery to expand and contract.

Not exact matches

After six weeks, researchers assessed how well the lining of blood vessels, or the endothelium, functioned, by measuring how much subjects» arteries dilated with increased blood flow.

We considered focusing our studies on the peripheral corneal endothelium and endothelial limbus after reports by Schimmelpfenning [16] and Daus et al. [17] indicated a significant increase in endothelial cell density of the peripheral corneal endothelium.

In keeping with this, recent studies showed that flavanols, a subclass of flavonoids that is richly represented in natural cocoa beans, increase NO production by cultured human vascular endothelial cells (16) and improve endothelium - dependent vasorelaxation (NO - dependent) in finger (2) and brachial (3) arteries of healthy humans.

Daus W, Volcker HE, Meysen H, Bundschuh W. [Vital staining of the corneal endothelium — increased possibilities of diagnosis].

This has more recently been supported by quantitative data obtained by Amann et al. [18] in which a nearly 10 % average increase in cell density was recorded in the peripheral regions of the human corneal endothelium, particularly in the superior region.

It also induces the secretion of vascular endothelium growth factor (VEGF), which leads to the increased growth of blood vessels and vascular permeability in inflammation (3).

Of these, several have reported post-treatment reductions in total cholesterol 12, 53, triglyceride 12, 53 and increases in high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol.20 In studies using normotensive rats, three to six months of IER has been observed to lower blood pressure 16 - 19 and heart rate 16, 17, 19, with the magnitude of the change comparable to CER (40 % ER / day) rats.19 In accordance with these findings areimprovements in aortic endothelium - dependent and heart rate variability (a marker of sympatho - vagal balance) in IER - fed rats.72

In September of 2008, Journal of Nutrition published an Italian university study investigating the therapeutic potential of chocolate and found that, «Flavanols from chocolate appear to increase nitric oxide bioavailability, protect vascular endothelium, and decrease cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors....

Thus, your heart rate increases to pump blood at an expedited rate, which in turn causes the endothelium to pump out more nitric oxide.

As noted above evidence is mounting that a ketolytic metabolism elevates levels of the neuromodulator adenosine, 17, 19 and adenosine has long been known to be anti-inflammatory, 45, 46 acting via receptors at multiple sites including leukocytes, 47 endothelia, 48 and neurons.49 Thus, the ketogenic diet might have anti-inflammatory effects through increased adenosine production.

Swelling of the endothelium increases vascular resistance by making the channel narrower, eventually affecting all organs.

How do you square the discussion of the use of Oil to increase DHA absorption vs the deleterious effects of oil on the endothelium?

The minute you release it is when get all those products going downstream and if you have a healthy endothelium, the inner lining of the arteries, you will see increase flow, a hyperemia of three, four, five times baseline flow in your control arm and if you don't get sick endothelium, and now we can go to the Mayo Clinic and another few universities and have followed coronary patients long - term.

Pulmonary arterial constriction causes increased flow velocity, especially with exertion, and resultant shear stresses further damage the endothelium.