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Cover image: Treatment with quercetin, a dietary flavonoid with antioxidant properties, ameliorated the effects of hepatic inflammation in rats with common bile duct ligation (CBDL), 14 d after surgery. Left: CBDL rat liver; Right: CBDL + Quercetin rat liver. Brown staining shows alpha-smooth muscle actin, which is elevated by CBDL. See the article by Tieppo et al., page 1339, in this issue (J. Nutr. 139: 1139–1346, 2009). Copyright © 2009 American Society for Nutrition.