Diabetes Therapy
White-skinned sweet potato components possess antidiabetic activity
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, June 20th, 2005
According to recent research from Japan, "The present report describes the effects of antidiabetic ingredients from white-skinned sweet potato (AWSSP) on the immune response of human cells. We studied the effects of inactive Staphylococcus aureus cells coated with AWSSP on phagocytic activity, phagosome-lysosome fusion, and superoxide anion release by human leukocytes in vitro. AWSSP increased phagocytic activity and phagosome-lysosome fusion in neutrophils and monocytes in a dose-dependent manner."
"In contrast, AWSSP had no significant effect on...
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