Vodka to prevent postoperative adhesions: Another unsuspected cardiac benefit of alcohol

Menasché, Philippe

doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.12.047

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“…On the contrary, for spirits, conflicting data are demonstrated. For instance, vodka may have good capability to prevent both hyperoxia-induced increase of arterial stiffness [ 15 ] and endothelial dysfunction, reducing oxidative stress in the myocardium [ 16 ]. In other studies data for this beverage are not encouraging [ 17 ].…”

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Alcoholic Beverage and Meal Choices for the Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases: A Randomized Nutrigenomic Trial

Renzo

Cioccoloni

Salimei

et al. 2018

Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity

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Background Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are the first cause of death worldwide. Mediterranean diet may play a crucial role in the prevention of NCDs, and the presence of wine in this diet could play a positive role on health. Methods 54 healthy volunteers consumed one of the following beverages: red (RW) or white wine (WW), vodka (VDK), and/or Mediterranean meal (MeDM) and high-fat meal (HFM). Results OxLDL-C changed significantly between baseline versus HFM, MeDM versus HFM, and HFM versus HFM + RW (p < 0.05). Significant upregulation of catalase (CAT) was observed only after RW. Conversely, WW, VDK, RW + MeDM, HF + WW, and HF + VDK determined a significant downregulation of CAT gene. Superoxide dismutase 2 (SOD2) gene expression was upregulated in WW, MeDM + VDK, and RW. Contrariwise, HFM + VDK determined a downregulation of its expression. RW, RW + MeDM, and RW + HFM caused the upregulation of glutathione peroxidase-1 (GPX1). Conclusions Our results suggest that the association of low/moderate intake of alcohol beverages, with nutraceutical-proven effectiveness, and ethanol, in association with a Mediterranean diet, could determine a reduction of atherosclerosis risk onset through a positive modulation of antioxidant gene expression helping in the prevention of inflammatory and oxidative damages.

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