Mechanism discovered for health benefit of green tea, new approach to autoimmune disease
Thursday, June 2, 2011 - 15:30
in Biology & Nature
One of the beneficial compounds found in green tea has a powerful ability to increase the number of "regulatory T cells" that play a key role in immune function and suppression of autoimmune disease, according to new research. This may be one of the underlying mechanisms for the health benefits of green tea.