Food & Function issue 10 is now online. The front cover features an image of lowbush blueberries representing work by Xianli Wu and co-workers from Arkansas, US.
The study, recently highlighted on this blog, investigates the mechanisms by which lowbush blueberries exert their cardioprotective effects. It is revealed that blueberries inhibited expression of CD36 and SR-A in macrophages of apoE−/− mice, through down-regulating PPARγ and reducing its endogenous ligands.
To find out more read the full article ‘Lowbush blueberries inhibit scavenger receptors CD36 and SR-A expression and attenuate foam cell formation in ApoE-deficient mice‘.
Read Food & Function issue 10 online here.
