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Effect of Broccoli Sprouts and Live Attenuated Influenza Virus on Peripheral Blood Natural Killer Cells: A Randomized, Double-Blind Study.

PloS one2016The record ↗

  1. Finding, moderate evidenceno difference foundNatural killer cell activity

No finding here moved its endpoint.

What did not

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  • No detected effect on natural killer cell activity

    moderate

    “The potential of peripheral NK cells to kill target cells was not different between the ASH and BSH groups (S2 Fig).”
    Study
    RCT
    Duration
    4 days
    Dose studied
    one daily shake of about 200 g (about 111 g fresh broccoli sprouts, about 100 umol sulforaphane) for 4 consecutive days, days -1, 0, 1, 2
    Population
    Healthy non-smoking young adults inoculated intranasally with live attenuated influenza vaccine on day 0; broccoli sprout homogenate versus alfalfa sprout homogenate placebo

Study record

Design
randomised controlled trial
Species
human
Population
Healthy non-smoking volunteers inoculated with live attenuated influenza virus
Participants
29
Comparator
placebo
Duration
4 days
Endpoints measured
53