Anthocyanins and Vascular Health: A Matter of Metabolites
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Method and Literature Search
3. Metabolism of Anthocyanins
4. Anthocyanin Metabolites and Endothelial Function In Vivo
5. Anthocyanin Metabolites, Nitric Oxide Production via Akt-eNOS Pathway
6. Anthocyanin Metabolites and the Adhesion of Monocytes
7. Anthocyanin Metabolites and NF-κB Pathway
8. Anthocyanin Metabolites and Nrf2 Pathway
9. Implications and Future Directions
10. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
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Festa, J.; Hussain, A.; Al-Hareth, Z.; Singh, H.; Da Boit, M. Anthocyanins and Vascular Health: A Matter of Metabolites. Foods 2023, 12, 1796. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12091796
Festa J, Hussain A, Al-Hareth Z, Singh H, Da Boit M. Anthocyanins and Vascular Health: A Matter of Metabolites. Foods. 2023; 12(9):1796. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12091796
Chicago/Turabian StyleFesta, Joseph, Aamir Hussain, Zakia Al-Hareth, Harprit Singh, and Mariasole Da Boit. 2023. "Anthocyanins and Vascular Health: A Matter of Metabolites" Foods 12, no. 9: 1796. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12091796
APA StyleFesta, J., Hussain, A., Al-Hareth, Z., Singh, H., & Da Boit, M. (2023). Anthocyanins and Vascular Health: A Matter of Metabolites. Foods, 12(9), 1796. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12091796