Voluntary liquorice ingestion increases blood pressure via increased volume load, elevated peripheral arterial resistance, and decreased aortic compliance.
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SUBMITTER: Hautaniemi EJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5591274 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Voluntary liquorice ingestion increases blood pressure via increased volume load, elevated peripheral arterial resistance, and decreased aortic compliance.
Hautaniemi Elina J EJ Tahvanainen Anna M AM Koskela Jenni K JK Tikkakoski Antti J AJ Kähönen Mika M Uitto Marko M Sipilä Kalle K Niemelä Onni O Mustonen Jukka J Pörsti Ilkka H IH
Scientific reports 20170908 1
We investigated the haemodynamic effects of two-week liquorice exposure (glycyrrhizin dose 290-370 mg/day) in 22 healthy volunteers during orthostatic challenge. Haemodynamics were recorded during passive 10-minute head-up tilt using radial pulse wave analysis, whole-body impedance cardiography, and spectral analysis of heart rate variability. Thirty age-matched healthy subjects served as controls. Liquorice ingestion elevated radial systolic (p < 0.001) and diastolic (p = 0.018) blood pressure ...[more]
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