Screening of potential tropical fruits in protecting endothelial dysfunction in vitro

Background: High consumption of antioxidant-rich fruits and vegetables reduces the endothelial damage in- volved in cardiovascular disease pathogenesis. Objective: To evaluate the phytochemical content, antioxidant and scavenging activities (FRAP, ORAC, OH•, HOCl, H2O2, and O2 −), endothelial H2O2-cytoprotective effect, nitric oxide (NO) release activation potential, and endothelial wound healing properties of 10 tropical fruits, comprising pineapple, sugar apple, papaya fruit, longan,...