Data di Pubblicazione:
2014
Citazione:
Flavonoids and arterial stiffness : promising perspectives / M. Lilamand, E. Kelaiditi, S. Guyonnet, R. Antonelli Incalzi, A. Raynaud-Simon, B. Vellas, M. Cesari. - In: NMCD. NUTRITION METABOLISM AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES. - ISSN 0939-4753. - 24:7(2014), pp. 698-704. [10.1016/j.numecd.2014.01.015]
Abstract:
BACKGROUND AND AIMS:
Flavonoids are a group of polyphenol compounds, ubiquitously found in plants. Great emphasis has been given to their possible benefits for cardiovascular health. These beneficial effects may be mediated by a specific action on arterial walls. Arterial stiffness is a marker of vascular aging, increasingly used in the clinical setting and assessed by pulse wave velocity. It has shown to be a robust predictor of cardiovascular events and mortality. This review aims at providing a comprehensive evaluation of available intervention and observational studies examining the relationship between flavonoid consumption and arterial stiffness.
DATA SYNTHESIS:
A Medline(®) literature search was performed using the keywords "arterial stiffness" and "flavonoids". As a result, 2 cross-sectional and 16 intervention studies assessing the relationship between flavonoids intake and arterial stiffness were retained. Four intervention trials reported a significant decrease of arterial stiffness after a flavonoid-based intervention, independently from blood pressure changes. The two observational studies reported significant associations between a higher flavonoid consumption and a lower arterial stiffness. In this review, isoflavones, anthocyanins and to a lesser extent cocoa flavan-3-ols appeared to be the more efficient to improve vascular function.
CONCLUSIONS:
Despite their heterogeneity, preliminary data seem to support an improvement of the arterial stiffness related to flavonoid intake. However, further research on absorption and dose-response effects of the specific flavonoid subclasses on arterial structure is warranted.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Arterial stiffness; Cardiovascular diseases; Flavonoids; Wave reflection; Aorta; Cacao; Cardiovascular Diseases; Flavonoids; Humans; Observational Studies as Topic; Pulse Wave Analysis; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Risk Factors; Vascular Stiffness; Medicine (miscellaneous); Nutrition and Dietetics; Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism; Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Medicine (all)
Elenco autori:
M. Lilamand, E. Kelaiditi, S. Guyonnet, R. Antonelli Incalzi, A. Raynaud-Simon, B. Vellas, M. Cesari
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