Kaempferol is a promising chemical for treating allergic responses (IMAGE)

Tokyo University of Science

Kaempferol is a promising chemical for treating allergic responses

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Kaempferol produces an anti-inflammatory effect that combats the immune response seen in food allergies by increasing Raldh2 expression in intestinal dendritic cells in a concentration-dependent manner, thus accelerating regulatory T-cell development.

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Chiharu Nishiyama at Tokyo University of Science, Japan

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