Study on effects of resveratrol and quercetin on inflammation and insulin resistance

Thursday, December 23, 2010 - 12:31 in Health & Medicine

A study was carried out to examine the extent to which quercetin and trans-resveratrol (RSV) prevented inflammation or insulin resistance in primary cultures of human adipocytes treated with tumor necrosis factor-a (TNF-a)—an inflammatory cytokine elevated in the plasma and adipose tissue of obese, diabetic individuals.

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