Sesame and Reduced Interleukin-6 Levels

• Effects of Sesame Consumption on Inflammatory Biomarkers in Humans: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

  • 2021-11-01
  • Review · n = 310
  • Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM 2021
  • • Shabnam Rafiee
    • Roghaye Faryabi
    • Alireza Yargholi
    • Mohammad Ali Zareian
    • Jessie Hawkins
    • Nitin Shivappa
    • Laila Shirbeigi
    • Laila Shirbeigi

  • PubMed: 34760018
  • DOI: 10.1155/2021/6622981

  3 Insights on

  • Reduced Interleukin-6 Levels

  • High evidence

  Sesame consumption reduced serum level interleukin-6 (IL-6) (WMD - 0.90; 95% CI (-1.71, -0.09), I2 = 80.4%) compared to the control group.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes