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Drinking red wine may help fight inflammation in the body, according to research published by scientists at the University of Glasgow.
喝紅酒或有助於對抗體內發炎,根據格拉斯哥大學科學家發表的研究報告指出。
Researchers found that resveratrol, an anti-oxidant found in red wine, protected mice when they were exposed to a strong inflammatory agent.
研究人員發現,紅酒中的抗氧化劑「白藜蘆醇」,能夠保護那些暴露在強烈發炎因子之下的老鼠。
Mice that were not pre-treated with resveratrol developed a serious reaction similar to the inflammatory disorder sepsis. The study found that it blocks two major proteins in the body that trigger inflammation.
沒有先施以白藜蘆醇的老鼠,出現一種類似發炎引起的敗血症的嚴重反應。該研究發現,白藜蘆醇能阻絕人體內引起發炎的兩種主要蛋白質。
Previous studies have found that resveratrol can help prevent blood clots and combat cancer. The anti-oxidant is found in the skin of grapes but it occurs in greater quantities in red rather than white wine.
先前的研究已發現白藜蘆醇有助於預防血凝塊並對抗癌症。這種抗氧化物存在於葡萄皮中,但含量較多的是紅酒,而非白酒。
The study was outlined in the FASEB Journal -- published by the Federation of the American Societies for Experimental Biology. "The therapeutic potential of red wine has been bottled up for thousands of years," said Gerald Weissmann, editor-in-chief of the FASEB Journal.
這項研究的概要發表在由美國實驗生物學聯合會(FASEB)出版的期刊。「紅酒的療效潛力已潛藏數千年」,FASEB期刊總編輯魏斯曼說。
"Now that scientists have uncorked its secrets, they find that studies of how resveratrol works can lead to new treatments for life-threatening inflammation."
「既然科學家已經揭露其祕密,他們認為,有關白藜蘆醇如何發揮作用的研究,能夠為威脅生命的發炎找出新療方。」
新聞辭典
therapeutic:形容詞,治療性的;有療效的。
be exposed to:片語,暴露於;面臨;接觸;接受。例句:When Judy goes to college, she will be exposed to a lot of new ideas. (當茱蒂上大學後,她將接觸到很多新觀念。)
uncork:動詞,拔去(瓶子)塞子。cork是酒瓶的軟木塞,把酒瓶的塞子打開稱uncork,例如「to uncork a bottle of wine」(開一瓶紅酒)。uncork常見的意思還有「開口;洩漏;透露」等。
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