Quercetin, Inflammation and Immunity
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Yao Li 1,*, Jiaying Yao 1, Chunyan Han 1, Jiaxin Yang 1, Maria Tabassum Chaudhry 1, Shengnan Wang 1, Hongnan Liu 2,* and Yulong Yin 2,*
Yao Li 1,*, Jiaying Yao 1, Chunyan Han 1, Jiaxin Yang 1, Maria Tabassum Chaudhry 1, Shengnan Wang 1, Hongnan Liu 2,* and Yulong Yin 2,*
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Institute of Animal Nutrition, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South-Central China, Ministry of Agriculture, Hunan Provincial Engineering Research Center of Healthy, Livestock, Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical, Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha 410125, China
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Nutrients 2016, 8(3), 167; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu8030167
Received: 25 January 2016 / Revised: 24 February 2016 / Accepted: 9 March 2016 / Published: 15 March 2016
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Flavonoids, Inflammation and Immune System)
In vitro and some animal models have shown that quercetin, a polyphenol derived from plants, has a wide range of biological actions including anti-carcinogenic, anti-inflammatory and antiviral activities; as well as attenuating lipid peroxidation, platelet aggregation and capillary permeability. This review focuses on the physicochemical properties, dietary sources, absorption, bioavailability and metabolism of quercetin, especially main effects of quercetin on inflammation and immune function. According to the results obtained both in vitro and in vivo, good perspectives have been opened for quercetin. Nevertheless, further studies are needed to better characterize the mechanisms of action underlying the beneficial effects of quercetin on inflammation and immunity.
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Keywords:
quercetin; inflammation; immune function; dietary sources; metabolism
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Li, Y.; Yao, J.; Han, C.; Yang, J.; Chaudhry, M.T.; Wang, S.; Liu, H.; Yin, Y. Quercetin, Inflammation and Immunity. Nutrients 2016, 8, 167.
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