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Effects of Pycnogenol on endothelial function in patients with stable coronary artery disease: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, cross-over study

2012; Oxford University Press; Volume: 33; Issue: 13 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/eurheartj/ehr482

ISSN

1522-9645

Autores

Frank Enseleit, Isabella Sudano, D Periat, Stephan Winnik, Mathias Wolfrum, Andreas J. Flammer, Georg Fröhlich, P. Kaiser, A. Hirt, Sarah R. Haile, Nazmi Krasniqi, Christian M. Matter, Klaus Uhlenhut, Petra Högger, Michel Neidhart, Thomas F. Lüscher, Frank Ruschitzka, G. Noll,

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Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress

Resumo

AimsExtracts from pine tree bark containing a variety of flavonoids have been used in traditional medicine. Pycnogenol is a proprietary bark extract of the French maritime pine tree (Pinus pinaster ssp. atlantica) that exerts antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, and anti-platelet effects. However, the effects of Pycnogenol on endothelial dysfunction, a precursor of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular events, remain still elusive.

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