Area of research
Nutrition and Dietetics · Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Research interest
Research topics from publications: Quercetin Prevents Hypertension in Dahl Salt-sensitive Rats F ed aHigh-salt Diet Through Balancing Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase andSirtuin 1. Representative work: BACKGROUND: A high-salt diet is a leading dietary risk factor for elevated blood pressure and cardiovascular disease. Quercetin reportedly exhibits cardioprotective and antihypertensive therapeutic effects. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study is to examine the effect of quercetin on high-salt dietinduced elevated blood pressure in Dahl salt-sensitive (SS) rats and determine the underlying molecular mechanism. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Rats of the Dahl SS and control SS-13 BN strains were separated into five groups, SS-13 BN rats fed a low-salt diet (BL group), SS-13 BN rats fed a high-salt diet (BH group), Dahl SS rats fed a low-salt diet (SL group), Dahl SS rats fed a high-salt diet (SH gr