Effects of hydroxytyrosol on cardiovascular biomarkers in experimental diabetes mellitus
The aim of this study was to assess the influence of hydroxytyrosol (HT) on cardiovascular biomarkers and morphometric parameters of the arterial wall in streptozotocin-diabetic rats. Seven groups of rats (N=10 per group) were studied for 2 months: nondiabetic rats (NDR), diabetic rats treated with saline (DR) and DR treated with HT (0.5, 1, 2.5, 5 and 10 mg/kg/day p.o.). DR had higher platelet aggregation values, higher thromboxane B2, plasma lipid peroxidation, 3-nitrotyrosine, oxidized LDL (oxLDL), myeloperoxidase, vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM-1) and interleukin-1 ß (IL-1ß) concentrations, and lower aortic 6-keto-prostaglandin F1α and nitric oxide production than NDR.
Source: The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry - Category: Biochemistry Authors: Juan Antonio L ópez-Villodres, Miriam Abdel-Karim, José Pedro De La Cruz, María Dolores Rodríguez-Pérez, José Julio Reyes, Rocío Guzmán-Moscoso, Guillermo Rodriguez-Gutierrez, Juan Fernández-Bolaños, José Antonio González-Correa Source Type: research
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