Black and red peppers attenuates plasma and lipopolysaccharide-induced splenocytes production of tumor necrosis factor-α in mice fed a high-fat, high-sucrose diet

Black and red pepper has been used for centuries as spice or food with healthful applications.In this study, male C57BL/6J mice were fed a high-fat (HF) Western-style diet containing 1% dried hot red pepper powder (HF-RP), 1% black pepper (HF-BP) or atorvastatin (HF-A) for 12 weeks. Plasma and splen...

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Main Authors: Zahra Sina, Javad Nasrollahzadeh, Sahar Shokraei, Marjan Rismanchi, Forough Foroughi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-11-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464618303785