Interesting new research has found a link between high childhood stress and elevated levels
of the inflammatory marker called C - reactive protein in adults.
Having chronic inflammation causes a cascade of events — including release
of inflammatory markers called cytokines.
Not exact matches
The trial,
called JUPITER and funded by AstraZeneca, enrolled nearly 18,000 subjects without heart disease who had LDL cholesterol levels below 130 mg / dL and elevated levels
of the
inflammatory marker C - reactive protein.
The researchers assessed the blood and urine samples
of 70 people with the relapsing - remitting form
of MS to check for levels
of salt; a
marker of inflammatory activity
called creatinine; and vitamin D, low levels
of which have been linked to the disease.
Although they didn't find any significant and definitive probiotic effect from eating the olives on the participants» health, they found evidence for important anti-
inflammatory and antioxidant effects in the form
of a decreased
inflammatory factor
called interleukine - 6 (IL - 6) and a free radical
marker known as malondialdehyde (MDA).
Research on pregnancy - related mood disorders rarely controls for metabolic and
inflammatory markers that we know to be derailed in the setting
of most
of what we
call depression.