Pomegranate juice may be a potential addition to anti-Behçet armamentarium: a hypothesis.
Behçet's disease (BD) is a systemic vasculitis. We speculate that local or systemic administration of the pomegranate juice may be useful in the treatment of BD. Immunomodulatory, antioxidants and antibacterial characteristics of pomegranate juice may rationalize this hypothesis.
Borhani Haghighi
Afshin
A
Department of Neurology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. borhanihaghighi@yahoo.com
Bagheri
Mansooreh
M
D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001628:Beverages; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000188:drug therapy; D029561:Lythraceae / Q000378:metabolism; D019226:Oral Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy; D010636:Phenols / Q000737:chemistry; D059808:Polyphenols; D018417:Th1 Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000473:pathology
D000975:Antioxidants; D005419:Flavonoids; D010636:Phenols; D059808:Polyphenols