Vasodilation of Tea Polyphenols Ex Vivo Is Mediated by Hydrogen Peroxide under Rapid Compound Decay

• Main Authors: Mario Lorenz (Author), Stephanie Lehmann (Author), Ilija Djordjevic (Author), Thomas Düsterhöft (Author), Benno F. Zimmermann (Author), Karl Stangl (Author), Verena Stangl (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Improvement of endothelial function represents a major health effect of tea in humans. Ex vivo, tea and tea polyphenols stimulate nitric oxide (NO)-dependent vasodilation in isolated blood vessels. However, it was reported that polyphenols can generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) in vitro. We ther...