02/05/2020 / By Evangelyn Rodriguez
Researchers from the University of the Itajai Valley in Brazil investigated the anti-inflammatory properties of Tagetes erecta (Aztec marigold) using an animal model of ulcerative colitis (UC). Their findings were published in the journal Nutrition Research.
Based on these results, the researchers concluded that DHETE can improve the endogenous antioxidant defense of mice with UC and reduce UC severity by attenuating inflammatory cytokine secretion.
Journal Reference:
Meurer MC, Mees M, Mariano LNB, Boeing T, Somensi LB, Mariott M, Rita De Cassia Melo Vilhena De Andrade Fonseca Da Silva, Santos ACD, Longo B, Franca TCS, et al. HYDROALCOHOLIC EXTRACT OF TAGETES ERECTA L. FLOWERS, RICH IN THE CAROTENOID LUTEIN, ATTENUATES INFLAMMATORY CYTOKINE SECRETION AND IMPROVES THE OXIDATIVE STRESS IN AN ANIMAL MODEL OF ULCERATIVE COLITIS. Nutrition Research. June 2019;66:95–106. DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2019.03.005
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