The Daily Mail reported on May 20 that a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that a chemical in celery, apigenin, helps patients with brain diseases such as Alzheimer's fight the disease.
Apigenin is a type of flavonoid chemical with anti-inflammatory effects. Scientists at the University of Illinois studied the effects of apigenin on microglia, the brain's immune cells.
Through animal experiments, they proved that the chemical can reduce inflammation in the brain caused by bacterial toxins. A proper dose of apigenin can be used to treat various brain diseases, including Alzheimer's and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
Dr. Rodney Johnson, the lead researcher of the new study, stated that apigenin has great potential in preventing and treating neuroinflammation. In daily life, eating more foods rich in apigenin, such as celery, green peppers, and chamomile, has a protective effect on the brain.