Small pieces of a natural substance called hyaluronic acid can calm down the body’s alarm system in immune cells when they’re triggered by bacteria, reducing inflammation.

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Bioactive hyaluronic acid fragments inhibit lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory responses via the Toll-like receptor 4 signaling pathway

Randomized Controlled Trial

Human & Animal & In Vitro

2021 Apr

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Bioactive hyaluronic acid fragments inhibit lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory responses via the Toll-like receptor 4 signaling pathway

Score: 32

DOI: 10.1007/s11684-020-0806-5

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