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Stress Management in Women with Hashimoto's thyroiditis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Aim: Stress has been implicated in the pathogenesis of Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT), nevertheless evidence is scarce regarding the effect of...

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Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, neuroendocrine factors and stress

The stress system coordinates the adaptive responses of the organism to stressors of any kind.(1). The main components of the...

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Dietary Indoles Suppress Delayed-Type Hypersensitivity by Inducing a Switch from Proinflammatory Th17 Cells to Anti-Inflammatory Regulatory T Cells through Regulation of MicroRNA

Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) has been shown to have profound influence on T cell differentiation, and use of distinct AhR...

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Indole-3-carbinol, a plant nutrient and AhR-Ligand precursor, supports oral tolerance against OVA and improves peanut allergy symptoms in mice

In general, dietary antigens are tolerated by the gut associated immune system. Impairment of this so-called oral tolerance is a...

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It's not just the food you eat: Environmental factors in the development of food allergies

The dramatic rise in the prevalence of food allergy and food allergy-associated anaphylaxis in the past few decades has fueled...

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Targeting the Microcirculation by Indole-3-carbinol and Its Main Derivate 3,3,'-diindolylmethane: Effects on Angiogenesis, Thrombosis and Inflammation

The pharmacological targeting of microcirculatory dysregulations is a therapeutic strategy for the treatment of numerous pathological conditions, such as cancer,...

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Indole-3-Carbinol (I3C) and its Major Derivatives: Their Pharmacokinetics and Important Roles in Hepatic Protection

Background: Indoles, including indole-3-carbinol (I3C) and its derivatives, are the products of glucosinolate hydrolysis catalyzed by the enzyme myrosinase. Under...

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Suppression of inflammation-associated factors by indole-3-carbinol in mice fed high-fat diets and in isolated, co-cultured macrophages and adipocytes

Aims: This study investigated the effects of indole-3-carbinol (I3C), a compound from cruciferous vegetables, on various parameters related to obesity,...

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Antiobesity activities of indole-3-carbinol in high-fat-diet-induced obese mice

Objective: This study investigated the effects of indole-3-carbinol (I3C), a cruciferous vegetable derivative, on obesity and its associated factors in...

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