Impact of quercetin on systemic levels of inflammation: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled human trials

Knowledge regarding the anti-inflammatory capability of quercetin remains inconclusive and controversial due to the heterogeneous methods and inconsistent results of RCTs. We performed a series of meta-analyses of RCTs to evaluate the impact of quercetin supplementation on inflammatory biomarkers. Three cytokines (CRP, IL-6, TNF-α) with enough eligible studies (n = 6, 5 and 4, respectively) were selected for further meta-analyses. Data from...