Objective To assess the efficacy of vitamin and antioxidant supplements in the prevention of
cardiovascular diseases. Design Meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Data …

Turmeric (Curcuma longa rhizomes), commonly used as a spice is well documented for its
medicinal properties in Indian and Chinese systems of medicine. It has been widely used for …

Curcumin is a natural polyphenol used in ancient Asian medicine. Since the first article
referring to the use of curcumin to treat human disease was published in The Lancet in …

Background—Preconditioning phenomena provide evidence for adaptive responses to
ischemia that have important implications for treatment/prevention of myocardial infarction …

Background—Carbon monoxide (CO) is postulated to protect tissues against several types
of injuries. We investigated the role of CO in amelioration of cardiac ischemia–reperfusion …

This review deals with the capability of the heart to adapt to chronic hypoxia in animals
exposed to either natural or simulated high altitude. From the broad spectrum of related …

Effective protection of the heart against ischemia/reperfusion injury is one of the most
important goals of experimental and clinical research in cardiology. Besides ischemic …

Cardiomyocytes experience a series of complex endogenous regulatory mechanisms
against apoptosis induced by chronic hypoxia. MicroRNAs are a class of endogenous small …

Nitric oxide (· NO) generation from conversion of l-arginine to citrulline by nitric oxide
synthase isoforms plays a critical role in vascular homeostasis. Loss of· NO is linked to …

Curcumin, a major active component of turmeric, is extracted from the powdered dry rhizome
of Curcuma longa Linn (Zingiberaceae) and it has been used for centuries in indigenous …