Direct evidence that (−)-epicatechin increases nitric oxide levels in human endothelial cells

Tatjana Brossette,Claas Hundsdörfer,Klaus-Dietrich Kröncke,Helmut Sies,Wilhelm Stahl

Direct evidence that (−)-epicatechin increases nitric oxide levels in human endothelial cells

2011

Tatjana Brossette
Claas Hundsdörfer
Klaus-Dietrich Kröncke
Helmut Sies
Wilhelm Stahl

Background The dietary flavanol (−)-epicatechin has been suggested to mediate its vasodilatory effect by increasing nitric oxide levels in endothelial cells.

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Direct evidence
Chemiluminescence
Nitric oxide
Biochemistry
Vasodilation
Biology
Diabetes mellitus
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Fluorescence microscope

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