Table 4.

Effect of GSE and GSE/quercetin on plasma CRP, nitrate/nitrite, and adhesion molecules. N = 35, mean SD.

	Period 1 baseline	Period 2	Period 3	Period 4	GSE	GSE/quercetin	Control
CRP (mg/L)	—	3.63 ± 5.01	3.48 ± 4.19	3.69 ± 4.17	3.40 ± 3.53	3.63 ± 5.10	3.73 ± 4.64
Nitrate (μmol/L)	31.1 ± 12.7	28.0 ± 11.0	36.9 ± 36.7	30.0 ± 13.2	35.6 ± 36.7	30.5 ± 12.4	28.4 ± 12.7
ICAM1 (μg/mL)	—	0.49 ± 0.10	0.49 ± 0.11	0.48 ± 0.11	0.49 ± 0.11	0.48 ± 0.11	0.49 ± 0.11
VCAM1 (μg/mL)	—	0.99 ± 0.28	0.99 ± 0.22	1.00 ± 0.24	0.98 ± 0.20	0.98 ± 0.26	1.02 ± 0.27