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eicosanoids a family of compounds derived from arachidonic acid (eicosatetraenoic acid). Includes prostaglandins, prostacyclin and thromboxanes, the principal mediators of inflammation. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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22,23,39) Thus, the major inflammatory mediators involved in the inflammatory pain induced by carrageenan are eicosanoids and sympathomimetic amines, whereas the major inflammatory mediators involved in the inflammatory pain induced by formalin are serotonin and histamine, both of which directly activate sensitized nociceptors. ALA reduces the production of inflammatory substances, and at the same time it enhances the production of less inflammatory eicosanoids and prostaglandins. What's more, the physiology behind The Zone's good and bad eicosanoids has no scientific basis. |
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