Pro-oxidant Effect of Flavonoids on the Activity of Paraoxonase 1

  • Published : 2003.04.01

Abstract

The inverse relationship between dietary flavonoids consumption and cardiovascular diseases may be associated with the ability of flavonoids to attenuate LDL oxidation. Although flavonoids have been employed to prevent against LDL oxidation, their pro-oxidant effect also deserves an attention in respect to untoward property. (omitted)

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