Benfotiamine Counteracts Smoking-Induced Vascular Dysfunction in Healthy Smokers

Background. Smoking induces endothelial dysfunction (ED) mainly by exacerbating oxidative stress (OS) and inflammation. Benfotiamine, a thiamine prodrug with high bioavailability, prevents nicotine-induced vascular dysfunction in rats. It remained unknown whether this effect also occurs in humans. M...

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Main Authors: Alin Stirban, Simona Nandrean, Stanley Kirana, Christian Götting, Ioan Andrei Veresiu, Diethelm Tschoepe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Vascular Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/968761
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