['Wine polyphenols attenuate the development of atherosclerosis, which involves an inflammatory process. We studied the beneficial effect of de-alcoholised white and red wines (DWW and DRW, respectively) on the development of atheroma plaques and on the expression of biomarkers.', 'We administered control or de-alcoholised wine-rich diets to apoE-deficient mice for 12 or 20 weeks. We then used optical microscopy or immunofluorescence to examine atherosclerotic lesion development in the thoracic aorta and aortic root and assessed the presence of cytokines and adhesion molecules by qPCR and immunofluorescence in total aorta and aortic root, respectively.', 'Atherosclerotic lesions in thoracic aorta were significantly decreased in mice supplemented with DWW (30 %) and DRW (62 %) for 20 weeks. In addition, the expressions of interferon-γ, interleukin-1β, the monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 and CD68 were reduced by DRW. The adhesion molecule P-selectin, vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 were decreased by 52, 76 and 45 %, respectively, in mice fed DRW for 12 weeks, whereas DWW reduced these parameters in a minor extent. The NF-κB expression in total aorta was significantly decreased in the mice treated with de-alcoholised wines for 12 weeks.'] Do de-alcoholised white and red wines decrease inflammatory markers and NF-κB in atheroma plaques in apoE-deficient mice?