Spikes In Nitrite Can Have Lasting Protective Impact On The Heart

A new study provides insight into how a short burst in nitrite can exert lasting beneficial effects on the heart, protecting it from stress and assaults such as heart attacks. Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that short elevations in circulating levels of this simple anion are sufficient to have a lasting impact on the heart by modulating its oxidation status and its protein machinery. Interestingly, only low and high doses of nitrite, but not those in-between, were found to be protective.

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