Consumption of cranberry polyphenols enhances human γδ-T cell proliferation and reduces the number of symptoms associated with colds and influenza: a randomized, placebo-controlled intervention study
Open Access
- 13 December 2013
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Nutrition Journal
- Vol. 12 (1), 161
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2891-12-161
Abstract
Our main objective was to evaluate the ability of cranberry phytochemicals to modify immunity, specifically γδ-T cell proliferation, after daily consumption of a cranberry beverage, and its effect on health outcomes related to cold and influenza symptoms.This publication has 42 references indexed in Scilit:
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