title: Inhibitory effect of dietary carotenoids on dinitrofluorobenzene-induced contact hypersensitivity in mice.
abstract: We evaluated the effect of carotenoids on the dinitrofluorobenzene (DNFB)-induced contact hypersensitivity in mice. Dietary carotenoids significantly inhibited ear swelling and reduced the contents of TNF-α and histamine in the DNFB-treated mice. Our results suggest that dietary carotenoids exerted an anti-inflammatory effect by suppressing mast cell degranulation in vivo.
authors: Division of Applied Biosciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
authors: Shota
authors: S
authors: Sakai
authors: Tatsuya
authors: T
authors: Sugawara
authors: Takashi
authors: T
authors: Hirata