Research Article

Extracts from the Mediterranean Food Plants Carthamus lanatus, Cichorium intybus, and Cichorium spinosum Enhanced GSH Levels and Increased Nrf2 Expression in Human Endothelial Cells

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HPLC-PDA profiles of plant decoctions: (a) Cichorium spinosum, (b) Cichorium intybus, (c) Crepis sancta, (d) Sonchus asper, (e) Carthamus lanatus, (f) Amaranthus blitum, and their main metabolites: 1: caftaric acid; 2: caffeoylquinic acid isomer; 3: cichoric acid; 4: luteolin diglycoside; 5: quercetin glucuronide; 6: luteolin glucuronide; 7: dicaffeoylquinic acid isomer; 8: apigenin glucuronide; 9: quercetin glucoside; 10: luteolin glucoside; 11: quercetin acetyl glucoside; 12: luteolin acetyl glucoside; 13: hydroxycinnamates; 14: rutin; 15: triterpene saponins.
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