Resveratrol, Curcumin, Boswellia and Green tea catechins were reviewed as natural immunomodulators with an excellent safety profile and a promising potential for treating inflammations, such as IBD (inflammatory bowel disease).
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Dietary wine phenolics catechin, quercetin, and resveratrol efficiently protect hypercholesterolemic hamsters against aortic fatty streak accumulation.
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Resveratrol and quercetin inhibit angiogenesis in vitro.
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The red wine phenolics trans-resveratrol and quercetin block human platelet aggregation and eicosanoid synthesis: implications for protection against coronary heart disease.
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Grape polyphenols decrease plasma triglycerides and cholesterol accumulation in the aorta of ovariectomized guinea pigs.
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