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SUBMITTER: Ravishankar D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5515887 | biostudies-other | 2017 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Ravishankar Divyashree D Salamah Maryam M Attina Alda A Pothi Radhika R Vallance Thomas M TM Javed Muhammad M Williams Harry F HF Alzahrani Eman M S EMS Kabova Elena E Vaiyapuri Rajendran R Shankland Kenneth K Gibbins Jonathan J Strohfeldt Katja K Greco Francesca F Osborn Helen M I HMI Vaiyapuri Sakthivel S
Scientific reports 20170718 1
The constant increase in cardiovascular disease rate coupled with significant drawbacks of existing therapies emphasise the necessity to improve therapeutic strategies. Natural flavonoids exert innumerable pharmacological effects in humans. Here, we demonstrate the effects of chrysin, a natural flavonoid found largely in honey and passionflower on the modulation of platelet function, haemostasis and thrombosis. Chrysin displayed significant inhibitory effects on isolated platelets, however, its ...[more]