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IMAGE: Structural model showing the tea flavonoid epicatechin gallate (blue/red) binding to the base of the voltage sensor (green) of KCNQ5, a type of potassium channel found in human blood vessels....
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Credit: Geoff Abbott, UCI School of Medicine
Irvine, CA - March 8, 2021 - A new study from the University of California, Irvine shows that compounds in both green and black tea relax blood vessels by activating ion channel proteins in the blood vessel wall. The discovery helps explain the antihypertensive properties of tea and could lead to the design of new blood pressure-lowering medications.
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