The Mechanism of Endothelium-Independent Relaxation Induced by the Wine Polyphenol Resveratrol in Human Internal Mammary Artery

• Main Authors: Novakovic Aleksandra (Author), Gojkovic-Bukarica Ljiljana (Author), Peric Miodrag (Author), Nezic Dusan (Author), Djukanovic Bosko (Author), Markovic-Lipkovski Jasmina (Author), Heinle Helmut (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract.: Resveratrol, a stilbene polyphenol found in grapes and red wine, produces vasorelaxation in both endothelium-dependent and endothelium-independent manners. The mechanisms by which resveratrol causes vasodilatation are uncertain. The aim of this study was to investigate the mechanism(s) of...