Is myocardial osteopontin expression associated with collagen fibrillogenesis in human dilated cardiomyopathy?
These results suggest that OPN may play a pivotal role in the development of Col-I-induced cardiac fibrosis and dysfunction in human DCM.
Cocoa flavanol and procyanidin supplementation for 28 d significantly increased plasma epicatechin and catechin concentrations and significantly decreased platelet function. These data support the results of acute studies that used higher doses of cocoa flavanols and procyanidins.