Sentences with phrase «suppresses inflammation of the liver»

Ginger extract effectively suppresses inflammation of the liver tissue and provids protection against cancer by promoting a free radical scavenger system known as ROS (reactive oxygen species).

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However, whereas the Ly6C - positive subset promoted inflammation through release of the pro-inflammatory factor TNF and initiated wide - spread liver injury, the Ly6C - negative monocyte subset suppressed inflammation and prevented progression of liver disease.

But University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers have now found that chronic liver inflammation also promotes cancer by suppressing immunosurveillance — a natural defense mechanism in which it's thought the immune system suppresses cancer development.

Steroids have been effective at suppressing inflammation, but if used for long - term treatment they can cause serious side effects such as increased risk of infections, liver damage, fluid retention, increased blood pressure, weight gain, easy bruising and slower wound healing.

«We have shown that an endogenous peptide, catestatin, can directly suppress glucose production from hepatocytes and can indirectly suppress lipid accumulation in liver as well as macrophage - mediated inflammation in obese mice,» said Sushil K. Mahata, PhD, professor of medicine at UC San Diego School of Medicine.

Shedding more light into its impressive mechanisms of action, research published in the journal Molecular Pharmacology indicates that in addition to dramatically suppressing inflammation, curcumin curbs oxidative stress by increasing the content of hepatic glutathione — an antioxidant critical to liver health.

Finally, flax seeds are a great source of omega - 3 fatty acids (which reduce the insulin resistance and inflammation that can suppress liver function) and lignans -LRB-