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Possible Interaction: Antioxidants and Epicatechin

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Antioxidants

Research Papers that Mention the Interaction

Because dietary antioxidants inhibit LDL oxidation in vitro and their intake is inversely associated with coronary heart diseases, we compared the inhibitory effect of three typical flavonoids-quercetin, epicatechin , and flavone-with alpha-tocopherol and ascorbic acid against human LDL oxidation catalyzed by mammalian 15-lipoxygenase.
IUBMB life  •  2000  |  View Paper
EPI enhanced the nuclear translocation of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) and increased the expression of its downstream antioxidant genes in rats.
Redox biology  •  2019  |  View Paper
Using a luciferase reporter assay in the zebrafish, we confirmed that EC could activate Nrf2-dependent antioxidant responses to significantly increase the ARE-controlled expression of luciferase reporter gene.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications  •  2016  |  View Paper