The Use of Nutraceuticals to Counteract Atherosclerosis: The Role of the Notch Pathway

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Beneficial effects of major nutraceuticals on atherogenesis key steps. Highlights of the main findings of in vitro and in vivo studies which have investigated the mechanisms underlying the benefits of the major nutraceuticals (olive oil derivates, n-3 PUFAs, flavonoids, SCFAs, and vitamins) at different stages of atherosclerosis development, including endothelial dysfunction, monocyte recruitment, foam cell formation, VSMC migration and proliferation, and plaque stability.