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Mechanistic Studies of Cardiovascular Effects of Botanicals

August 22-23, 2002
Bethesda, Maryland

Sponsored by:
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
NIH Office of Dietary Supplements
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

DRAFT AGENDA
Note: Registration is required.

Thursday - August 22 (8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.)

8:00 a.m. Coffee
8:30 a.m. Welcome
Claude Lenfant, Director, NHLBI
Michael C. Lin, Coordinator, NHLBI
8:40 a.m. Botanical Medicine: Bridging the Gulf between Promise and Proof
Linda Engel, Acting Director
Division of Extramural Research and Training, NCCAM

NIH Perspectives on Dietary Supplements
Paul Coates, Director, ODS
9:10 a.m. Development of Botanical Drugs: Regulatory Perspectives on Early Phase Studies
Shaw Chen, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Session I
9:40 a.m.
Garlic
Chair: Eric Block, State University of New York at Albany
Introduction and Overview of the Chemistry and Medicinal Properties of Garlic
Eric Block, State University of New York at Albany
10:10 a.m. Mechanisms of Cardiovascular Effects of Garlic
Larry Lawson, Plant Bioactives Research Institute
10:40 a.m. Coffee Break
11:00 a.m. Effect of Garlic on Biosynthesis and Serum Levels of Cholesterol and Lipids
Rolf Gebhardt, University of Leipzig, Germany
11:30 a.m. Effect of Garlic on Arteriosclerosis
Gunter Siegel, Free University of Berlin, Germany
12:00 p.m. Discussion
12:30 p.m. Lunch Break
1:30 p.m. Effect of Garlic in Experimental Animal Models
Jose Pedraza-Chaverri, National University of Mexico, Mexico
2:00 p.m. Effect of Garlic Powder Tablets on Atherosclerosis
Alexander N. Orekhov, Moskow State University, Russia
2:30 p.m. Clinical Trials: Efect of Garlic Preparations on Cardiovascular Disease and Its Risk Factors
Christopher Gardner, Stanford University
3:00 p.m. Herbal Interactions with Cardiovascular Drugs
Adriane Fugh-Berman, George Washington University
3:30 p.m. Effect of Steam-distilled Garlic Oil on Cardiovascular Disease
David Maslin, University of Wolverhampton, UK
3:45 p.m. Discussion
4:05 p.m. Coffee Break
Session II
4:20 p.m.
Ginkgo Biloba
Chair: Curt D. Furberg, Wake Forest University
4:30 p.m. Vascular Effects of Ginkgo Biloba: Pre-clinical Studies
John Farquhar, Stanford University
5:00 p.m. Efficacy of Ginkgo Biloba in the Treatment and Prevention of Cerebrovascular Disease and Cognitive Impairment: The GEM Study
Jeff Williamson, Wake Forest University
5:30 p.m. Discussion

Friday - August 23 (8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.)

8:00 a.m. Coffee
Session III
8:30 a.m.
Flavonoid-containing Botanicals
Chair: Curt D. Furberg, Wake Forest University
8:40 a.m. Cardiovascular Protection: The Role of Alcohol and Red Wine Polyphenols
Dale Parks, University of Alabama at Birmingham
9:10 a.m. Hawthorn Extract for Congestive Heart Failure: Pre-clinical and Clinical Studies
Keith Aaronson, University of Michigan
9:40 a.m. Discussion
10:10 a.m. Cardiovascular Effect of Soy Phytoestrogen: Pre-clinical Studies
Thomas Clarkson, Wake Forest University
10:40 a.m. Coffee Break
11:00 a.m. Clinical Studies of the Cardiovascular Effects of Phytoestrogens
Greg Burke, Wake Forest University
11:30 a.m. Discussion
12:00 p.m. Conclusion & Recommendations
12:30 p.m. Luncheon (optional)