Impact of Wines and Wine Constituents on Cyclooxygenase-1, Cyclooxygenase-2, and 5-Lipoxygenase Catalytic Activity

• Main Authors: Zsofia Kutil (Author), Veronika Temml (Author), David Maghradze (Author), Marie Pribylova (Author), Marcela Dvorakova (Author), Daniela Schuster (Author), Tomas Vanek (Author), Premysl Landa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cyclooxygenases and lipoxygenases are proinflammatory enzymes; the former affects platelet aggregation, vasoconstriction, vasodilatation and later the development of atherosclerosis. Red wines from Georgia and central and western Europe inhibited cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) activity in the range of 63-...