Kiwifruit with high anthocyanin content modulates NF-κB activation and reduces CCL11 secretion in human alveolar epithelial cells

Asthma is an allergic lung inflammation characterised by the influx of eosinophils at the infected site recruited by the chemokine, CCL11. During inflammation, the transcription factor Nuclear Factor kappa B (NF-κB) initiates a series of pro-inflammatory responses. Natural compounds that could modul...

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Main Authors: Yongyan Peng, Sarah B. Cordiner, Gregory M. Sawyer, Tony K. McGhie, Richard V. Espley, Andrew C. Allan, Roger D. Hurst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-02-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464619306589