Progression to #rheumatoid arthritis in at-risk individuals is defined by systemic #inflammation and by T and B cell dysregulation

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is preceded by an at-risk stage of disease that can be marked by the presence of anticitrullinated protein antibodies (ACPAs) but the absence of clinically apparent synovitis (clinical RA). Preemptive intervention in at-risk individuals could prevent or delay future tissue damage; however, the immunobiology of this stage is unclear. Using integrative multiomics,… Continue reading Progression to #rheumatoid arthritis in at-risk individuals is defined by systemic #inflammation and by T and B cell dysregulation

Effects of 2-year #cocoa extract# supplementation on #inflammaging biomarkers in older US adults: findings from the COcoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study randomised clinical trial Get access Arrow

ObjectiveTo examine the long-term effect of cocoa flavanols on inflammaging biomarkers in the COcoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study (COSMOS).MethodsCOSMOS is a large, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 2 × 2 factorial trial testing the effects of a cocoa extract supplement (containing 500 mg cocoa flavanols/day, including 80 mg (−)-epicatechin) among women aged ≥65 years and men aged ≥60… Continue reading Effects of 2-year #cocoa extract# supplementation on #inflammaging biomarkers in older US adults: findings from the COcoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study randomised clinical trial Get access Arrow

Brazil #Nut (Bertholletia excelsa H.B.K.) Consumption in Energy-Restricted Intervention Decreases Proinflammatory Markers and #Intestinal Permeability of Women with Overweight/Obesity: A Controlled Trial (Brazilian Nuts Study)

BackgroundObesity is associated with low-grade inflammation and increased intestinal permeability (IP). The Brazil nut (BN) (Bertholletia excelsa H.B.K.) appears to be a promising dietary intervention to control inflammation by enhancing antioxidant defenses.ObjectivesWe aimed to assess the effect of daily BN consumption on inflammatory biomarkers and IP in the context of an energy-restricted intervention. Furthermore, we… Continue reading Brazil #Nut (Bertholletia excelsa H.B.K.) Consumption in Energy-Restricted Intervention Decreases Proinflammatory Markers and #Intestinal Permeability of Women with Overweight/Obesity: A Controlled Trial (Brazilian Nuts Study)

#Inflammation, #Cholesterol, #Lipoprotein(a), and 30-Year #Cardiovascular Outcomes in Women

High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP), low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, and lipoprotein(a) levels contribute to 5-year and 10-year predictions of cardiovascular risk and represent distinct pathways for pharmacologic intervention. More information about the usefulness of these biomarkers for predicting cardiovascular risk over longer periods of time in women is needed because early-life intervention represents an important risk-reduction… Continue reading #Inflammation, #Cholesterol, #Lipoprotein(a), and 30-Year #Cardiovascular Outcomes in Women

#Dietary inflammatory index and MRI-detected #knee structural change and pain: a 10.7-year follow-up study

To determine whether the dietary inflammatory index (DII®) scores were associated with knee structural changes and pain over a 10.7-year follow-up.MethodsThis study utilised data from a prospective population-based cohort study (mean age 63 years, 51% female) in which 1,099, 875, 768 and 566 participants completed assessments at baseline, 2.6, 5.1 and 10.7 years, respectively. T1-weighted and T2-weighted… Continue reading #Dietary inflammatory index and MRI-detected #knee structural change and pain: a 10.7-year follow-up study

SPICES DISEASE INFLAMMATION AND CANCER

Healing Spices Spices have comprised the major part of the indigenous pharmacopeia — “spice medicine” seems to be a suitable name for it — throughout history in all parts of the world. Among practitioners of that art, the ancient Indians and Chinese were the most advanced. The hill that separated India and China never fully… Continue reading SPICES DISEASE INFLAMMATION AND CANCER

Untargeted metabolomic analysis investigating links between unprocessed red #meat intake and markers of #inflammation

BackgroundWhether red meat consumption is associated with higher inflammation or confounded by increased adiposity remains unclear. Plasma metabolites capture the effects of diet after food is processed, digested, and absorbed, and correlate with markers of inflammation, so they can help clarify diet-health relationships.ObjectiveTo identify whether any metabolites associated with red meat intake are also associated… Continue reading Untargeted metabolomic analysis investigating links between unprocessed red #meat intake and markers of #inflammation

Vitamin D status & associations with inflammation in older adults

Research studies have observed associations of vitamin D with inflammation but data in representative older adult studies is lacking. We aimed to investigate the association of C-reactive protein (CRP) with vitamin D status in a representative sample of the older Irish population. The concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) and CRP was measured in 5,381 community… Continue reading Vitamin D status & associations with inflammation in older adults

Inflammaging is driven by upregulation of innate immune receptors and systemic interferon signaling and is ameliorated by dietary restriction

Highlights•Innate immune system receptors/interferon/Stat1 axis triggers inflammaging•Both lifetime and short-time dietary restriction (DR) treatments ameliorate inflammaging•Transcriptome alteration caused by aging, lifetime, or short-term DR are tissue specific•Aging induces a general open chromatin rearrangement, which is not rescued by DRSummaryAging is characterized by a chronic low-grade inflammation known as inflammaging in multiple tissues, representing a risk… Continue reading Inflammaging is driven by upregulation of innate immune receptors and systemic interferon signaling and is ameliorated by dietary restriction