Macrophages Articles

Macrophages Articles:

Bone Research Leads to Big Fat Discovery

Scientists are now linking precise mechanisms showing how immune cells stimulate new fat cells, causing obesity.

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Grape Seed Extract Lowers White Adipose Tissue Inflammation

One of the most devastating health aspects of being overweight is the change in immune system status within white adipose tissue fat stores. There is a major shift of macrophages into the white adipose tissue which act in a highly inflammatory manner to alter the function of stored fat so that it becomes metabolically incompetent as well as directly adding to the overall inflammatory burden of one’s body. This is why obesity is associated with more prevalence and earlier onset of any of the diseases of aging (cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer’s, etc). A new study shows that grape seed extract can turn down the inflammatory signals and consequent free radical damage from these white adipose tissue macrophages.

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New Science Shows Statins Don’t Target the Problem

It is quite inconvenient for the statin industry, which is bilking taxpayers and insurance companies for over 20 billion dollars every year, to find out that the statins are pointed at the wrong target. This is the conclusion that is easy to reach based on a new and highly advanced way of looking at the issue of how plaque is formed in arteries.

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Statins Impair Immune System Function

The statin drug Zocor (simvastatin) has been shown to directly compromise the immune response to an opportunistic infection. This is not good news for any person taking any statin, as the type of impairment involved seriously compromises basic immune system function. /audio/podcast_QandA/Statins_Impair_Immune_System_Function.mp3

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How DHA Helps Inflammation and Diabetes

Macrophages accumulate in excess in extra pounds of body fat. Once there they generate excess amounts of inflammation that not only causes insulin resistance that leads to type 2 diabetes but also adds to the overall inflammatory burden of the entire body making a person more at risk for any disease of aging. A new study proves the molecular mechanism by which DHA turns off macrophage inflammation within white adipose tissue.

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Maitake Mushroom as a Natural Immune Booster

Maitake mushroom (Grifola frondosa) is widely regarded in traditional folk medicine as a potent immune food. Scientists have identified that the beta glucan compound of this mushroom is responsible for its immune support properties. The latest study shows that Maitake is an efficient and potent activator of macrophages, key immune cells needed for a healthy immune response.

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