Figure 3.

Pear pomace classes of bioactive compounds and their cardio- and vasculoprotective actions. Pear pomace contains fibers that mainly provide cholesterol- and triglyceride-lowering effects, but it also contains bioactive compounds, such as phenols and triterpenes, that provide multiple effects positively affecting the cardiovascular system, such as improvement in endothelial function, reduction in proinflammatory cytokines and oxidative stress, and a hypoglycemic effect. Overall, thanks to its composition, pear pomace exerts pleiotropic cardio- and vasculoprotective effect by targeting multiple signaling pathways and risk factors. The figure is original and created with BioRender.com.