Diet, Lifestyle and Cardiovascular Diseases: Linking Pathophysiology to Cardioprotective Effects of Natural Bioactive Compounds.
Javad Sharifi RadCelia Fortuna RodriguesFarukh S SharopovAnca Oana DoceaAsli Can KaracaMehdi Sharifi-RadDerya Kahveci KarıncaogluGözde GülserenBeraat ÖzçelikEvren DemircanYasaman TaheriHafiz Ansar Rasul SuleriaBeraat ÖzçelikKadriye Nur KasapoğluMine Gültekin-ÖzgüvenCeren Daşkaya-DikmenWilliam Chi Shing ChoNatália Cruz MartinsDaniela CalinaPublished in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2020)
Heart and blood vessels disorders comprise one of the main causes of death worldwide. Pharmacologically active natural compounds have been used as a complementary therapy in cardiovascular disease around the world in a traditional way. Dietary, natural bioactive compounds, as well as healthy lifestyles, are considered to prevent coronary artery diseases. Pre-clinical and clinical studies reported that consumption of plant-food bioactive derivatives including polyphenolic compounds, peptides, oligosaccharides, vitamins, unsaturated fatty acids possess protective effects on cardiovascular diseases. This review aims to summarize the cardiovascular risk factors, pre-clinical studies and clinical trials related to cardioprotective properties of the plant-food-derived bioactive compounds. Molecular mechanisms by the natural bioactive compounds exert their cardiovascular protective properties have also been highlighted.