Hypertension
Study data from Spain, Brazil and Greece update understanding of hypertension
Published in Health Risk Factor Week, April 24th, 2007
Study 1: Researchers detail in "The dietary flavonoid quercetin activates BKCa currents in coronary arteries via production of H2O2. Role in vasodilatation," new data in hypertension. "Large conductance Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channels (BKCa) regulate coronary artery tone in vivo, play a key role in blood pressure regulation, and have been suggested as novel potential drug targets in hypertension. Quercetin exerts systemic and coronary vasodilator effects in vitro and reduces blood pressure in several rat models of hypertension, and its consumption is associated with a lower mortality rate...
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