The Claim

Red wine grape pomace significantly reduced plasma IL-1β levels from 329.4 to 37.37 pg/mL in SR-B1−/−ApoE-R61h/h mice with diet-induced ischemic heart disease, with effects comparable to statin treatment, indicating attenuation of systemic inflammation.

Source: Red Wine Grape Pomace Restores Gut Barrier Function and Improves Survival in Diet-Induced Ischemic Heart Disease

What the research says

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In plain English

In mice with a genetic form of ischemic heart disease caused by diet, red wine grape pomace lowered levels of the inflammatory marker IL-1β in the blood from 329.4 to 37.37 pg/mL, reducing systemic inflammation to a degree similar to statin drugs.

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Red wine grape pomace significantly reduced plasma IL-1β levels in SR-B1−/−ApoE-R61h/h mice with diet-induced ischemic heart disease, from 329.4 to 37.37 pg/mL, indicating attenuation of systemic inflammation, with effects comparable to statin treatment.

Why this might work

Undigested compounds from red wine grape pomace reach the colon, where gut bacteria break them down into substances that strengthen the gut lining. This prevents harmful bacterial toxins from leaking into the bloodstream. With fewer toxins in the blood, immune cells do not activate as much, so they produce less of the inflammatory protein IL-1β.

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What the research says

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  1. Study: Red Wine Grape Pomace Restores Gut Barrier Function and Improves Survival in Diet-Induced Ischemic Heart Disease

    Feeding mice with heart disease a leftover part of red wine grapes lowered a harmful inflammation protein in their blood, just like a common heart medicine does.

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