By reducing inflammation, eating broccoli could also help lower the risk of stroke and heart disease.
Many painkillers, including aspirin, inhibit both Cox enzymes, reducing inflammation but also causing ulcers.
One class of current medications, called thiazolidinediones, may work in part by reducing inflammation, which may in turn improve insulin sensitivity.
But Mr. Nikonov and his biologists contend that the saliva of leeches has 60 kinds of proteins with medical uses like improving the immune system and reducing inflammation.
Among the other 73 compounds are sterols, poly- saccharides and anthraquinone glycosides - plant sugars known respectively for reducing inflammation, boosting the immune system and purifying the colon.
Current treatment focuses on reducing inflammation, loss of moisture and colonization by bacteria.
Reducing inflammation, he points out, does not ensure that muscles have recovered.
Known as 480848, this drug has shown promise in reducing inflammation that is associated with arteriosclerosis.
"Our research has indicated that it's good for circulation and reducing inflammation," Mrs. Resnick says.
It reputedly increases circulation by stimulating white blood cell activity, thereby decreasing the amount of healing time and reducing inflammation.
Found naturally in human breast milk, their functional sugars restore balance to the gut microbiome, thus enhancing the immune system and reducing inflammation.
