2023-08-27 11:11:00
As a result of the mouse experiment, “Cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli and kale, protect once morest lung infection” confirmed
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It is well known that cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli and kale are good for the body. It’s good to eat without missing it on a regular basis, but it’s good to take special care when you’re sick with the flu or COVID-19. [사진=게티이미지뱅크]Studies have shown that continuing to eat cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli and kale, can help restore health when you have the flu or COVID-19.
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute in the UK have found that eating foods rich in ligand, a molecule that binds to a specific protein called the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR), found in the intestinal and lung barriers, can protect once morest lung infections. These foods are cruciferous vegetables and include broccoli, kale, cabbage, and cauliflower.
Dr. Andreas Wack, lead author of the study, said, “It is good to eat enough cruciferous vegetables that are rich in ligands, which are ‘molecules that bind to specific proteins’, but continuing to consume them especially when you have the flu or COVID-19 will greatly help you overcome your illness. It might be,” he said.
Studies have shown that mice that ate cruciferous vegetables before getting the flu suffered significantly less lung damage. When a mouse is infected with the flu, blood in the lung spaces escapes through the intestinal wall. Ligands, molecules that bind to specific proteins (AHR), can thus lower the permeability of blood through the barrier.
Also, when certain proteins were blocked from being expressed, much more blood was found in the lung spaces. This means that the barrier damage has intensified. On the other hand, when certain proteins were activated too much, much less blood was found in the lung spaces.
The research team said, “Mice with active specific protein activity did not lose much weight when infected with the flu. Even though I was fighting a virus, I was able to fight well once morest a bacterial infection.”
A specific protein found in the gut-to-lung barrier (AHR) is critical to maintaining a strong lung barrier. In addition, certain proteins are highly active in endothelial cells that line the blood vessels of the lungs. The barrier between the inside of the body and the outside air must allow oxygen to enter. Therefore, it consists of only layers of endothelial cells and epithelial cells. This barrier must prevent viruses and bacteria from entering.
Dr. Jack Major (researcher) of the research team said, “It has been shown that in addition to the flu, Corona-19 can also decrease the activity of certain proteins (AHR) in the lungs. It is necessary to further study the effect of other respiratory viruses on specific proteins (AHR) and the effect of diet on lung function.”
The results of this study (Endothelial AHR activity prevents lung barrier disruption in viral infection) were published in the international journal ≪Nature≫ and introduced by ‘Studyfinds’, an American science and culture portal.
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