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Momordica charantia (bitter melon) attenuates high-fat diet-associated oxidative stress and neuroinflammation.

Nerurkar PV, Johns LM, Buesa LM, Kipyakwai G, Volper E, Sato R, Shah P, Feher D, Williams PG, Nerurkar VR.

Citation

Nerurkar PV, Johns LM, Buesa LM, Kipyakwai G, Volper E, Sato R, Shah P, Feher D, Williams PG, Nerurkar VR. (2011) Momordica charantia (bitter melon) attenuates high-fat diet-associated oxidative stress and neuroinflammation. Journal of Neuroinflammation 8:64.


Abstract

Functional foods such as BM offer a unique therapeutic strategy to improve obesity-associated peripheral inflammation and neuroinflammation.


Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21639917
PMID: 21639917
PMCID: PMC3129574