When too much nitrate messes up your blood vessels, taking antioxidants like vitamin C or BH4 can fix it—this suggests that harmful molecules called free radicals are what’s really breaking down your...

From: Organic Nitrate Therapy, Nitrate Tolerance, and Nitrate-Induced Endothelial Dysfunction: Emphasis on Redox Biology and Oxidative Stress

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When too much nitrate messes up your blood vessels, taking antioxidants like vitamin C or BH4 can fix it—this suggests that harmful molecules called free radicals are what’s really breaking down your...

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Nitrate-induced endothelial dysfunction can be reversed by antioxidants such as vitamin C and tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4), indicating that oxidative stress directly impairs the function of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS).

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Study: Organic Nitrate Therapy, Nitrate Tolerance, and Nitrate-Induced Endothelial Dysfunction: Emphasis on Redox Biology and Oxidative Stress

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