| Literature DB >> 21597166 |
Shota Sakai1, Tatsuya Sugawara, Takashi Hirata.
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We evaluated the effect of carotenoids on the dinitrofluorobenzene (DNFB)-induced contact hypersensitivity in mice. Dietary carotenoids significantly inhibited ear swelling and reduced the contents of TNF-α and histamine in the DNFB-treated mice. Our results suggest that dietary carotenoids exerted an anti-inflammatory effect by suppressing mast cell degranulation in vivo.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21597166 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.110104
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biosci Biotechnol Biochem ISSN: 0916-8451 Impact factor: 2.043