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Title: Efectos cardioprotectores de los hongos comestibles en la prevención y tratamiento de la aterosclerosis
Author: Cortés Loaiza, Leidy Yohana
Director: Bach-Faig, Anna  
Tutor: Latorre Rodríguez, Jose Antonio  
Abstract: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the world and is predicted that 23.6 million people will die from cardiovascular disease by 2030, according to the World Health Organization.Oxidative stress, hypercholesterolemia and hyperlipidemia have been linked to an increased risk of atherosclerosis that can lead to cardiovascular disease and stroke. Atherosclerosis begins with endothelial dysfunction which is damage to the inner lining of arterial walls causing inflammation, formation of atheroma plaques and blood thrombus. There is evidence that eating a healthy diet can reduce the risk of these noncommunicable diseases so it has been hard researched on the role of bioactive compounds based on foods with cardioprotective effects. Mushrooms are foods appreciated since ancient times for their sensory attributes, nutritional and medicinal properties. The Interest in edible and wild fungi has grown steadily and have been recognized as functional foods for being a good source of protein, fiber, vitamins and minerals that offer benefits to human health. They contain bioactive compounds that protect against cardiovascular diseases such as polysaccharides, peptides, ergosterol, triterpenoids, statins, eritadenin and phenolic compounds that are present in significant amounts. In this review we will focus on the in vitro/in vivo effects of cardioprotective effects for the prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis as a systemic disease.
Keywords: atherosclerosis
basidiomycota
mushrooms
cardiovascular diseases
hypolipidemic agents
Document type: info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis
Issue Date: 17-Mar-2021
Publication license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/  
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