Clinical Trial: Restoring Glycocalyx Thickness in Older Adults to Improve Vascular Function
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Condition: Aging
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Restoring Glycocalyx Thickness in Older Adults to Improve Vascular Function
Brief Summary:
The glycocalyx serves as the interface between flowing blood and endothelial cells, the single cell layer that lines blood vessels, and it crucial for normal blood vessel function.Specifically, the glycocalyx protects endothelial cells from oxidative stress and inflammation and enables blood vessel dilation, which is largely dependent on the bioavailability of the vasodilatory molecule nitric oxide.Importantly, glycocalyx thickness decreases with age and is predictive of major adverse cardiovascular events in…
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