Broccoli’s secret weapon? Tulane study reveals how cabbage family compounds may mend HIV-damaged gut HIV damages the gut lining, causing chronic inflammation even after successful antiretroviral therapy. The gut acts as a “fortress wall” that, once broken by HIV, continues to leak bacterial debris into the bloodstream, leading to long-term inflammation that harms the heart, brain and blood vessels. Tulane University researchers found that key immune cells (gamma delta T cells) remain weak during therapy, failing to produce the repair signals needed to heal the gut wall and stop chronic inflammation. A broccoli-based supplement, rich in indole compounds from cruciferous…

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