A recent animal study indicates resveratrol normalizes endothelial dysfunction caused by atherogenic diet.
Drugs that improve endothelial function in the cavernous arteries and the corpus cavernosum tissue hold great promise in treating or at least minimizing the vascular damage that contributes to erectile dysfunction.
Resveratrol (trans-3,5,4′-trihydroxystilben) is a polyphenol (phytoalexin) naturally found mostly in red wine and different therapeutic plants. By in vitro experiments, it has been displayed that the cardiovascular protective effects of resveratrol might be through a variety of mechanisms: it inhibits the proliferation of smooth muscle cells, platelet aggregation, and the oxidation of LDL cholesterol; it also reduces the synthesis of lipids and eicosanoids, which promote inflammation and atherosclerosis.
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