01/05/2021 / By Evangelyn Rodriguez
In this study, researchers at Texas Woman’s University investigated the anti-inflammatory properties of blueberry polyphenols (BBPs) using rabbit synoviocytes stimulated with tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-a). Their findings were published in the Journal of Medicinal Food.
Based on these findings, the researchers concluded that blueberry polyphenols can reduce inflammation associated with RA by downregulating the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines and the transcription factor, NF-kB.
Journal Reference:
South S, Lucero J, Vijayagopal P, Juma S. ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTION OF BLUEBERRY POLYPHENOLS IN HIG-82 RABBIT SYNOVIOCYTES. Journal of Medicinal Food. 11 October 2019;22(10):1032–1040. DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2019.0046
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