Targeting oxidised cysteine through diet could reduce inflammation

Friday, March 27, 2009 - 10:49 in Health & Medicine

A team of scientists at Emory University School of Medicine has identified a direct link between oxidative stress and inflammatory signals in the blood. The finding could lead to improved strategies for preventing several diseases by including antioxidants in the diet and for reducing the impact of inflammation in critically ill patients by adding cysteine to intravenous or tube feeding...

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