Efeito imunoestimulador benéfico da suplementação de Chlorella em curto prazo : aumento da atividade das células Natural Killer e resposta inflamatória precoce (ensaio randomizado, duplo-cego, controlado por placebo)
After the 8-week, serum concentrations of interferon-γ (p<0.05) and interleukin-1β (p<0.001) significantly increased and that of interleukin-12 (p<0.1) tended to increase in the Chlorella group. The increments of these cytokines after the intervention were significantly bigger in the Chlorella group than those in the placebo group. In addition, NK cell activities (%) were significantly increased in Chlorella group, but not in …