Method of treating interleukin-6-mediated inflammatory diseases
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1. A method of treating interleukin-6 (IL-6)-mediated inflammatory diseases in human and animal species, comprising the step of contacting in vivo mast cells or macrophage cells from said species with a flavonoid compound in a concentration and time scale effective to inhibit the production and secretion of IL-6 from said cells.
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The invention is a method of treating IL-6-mediated inflammatory diseases with flavonoid inhibitors of the production and secretion of IL-6 from human or animal mast or macrophage cells. The most effective flavonoid compounds include quercetin, kaempferol, myricetin and genistein, and these can be administered alone or in combination with S-adenosylmethionine, folic acid, interleukin-10 or a histamine-1 receptor antagonist such as azelastine.
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- 1. A method of treating interleukin-6 (IL-6)-mediated inflammatory diseases in human and animal species, comprising the step of contacting in vivo mast cells or macrophage cells from said species with a flavonoid compound in a concentration and time scale effective to inhibit the production and secretion of IL-6 from said cells.
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