The Mechanisms of Polysaccharides from Tonic Chinese Herbal Medicine on the Enhancement Immune Function: A Review
Tonic Chinese herbal medicine is a type of traditional Chinese medicine, and its primary function is to restore the body’s lost nutrients, improve activity levels, increase disease resistance, and alleviate physical exhaustion. The body’s immunity can be strengthened by its polysaccharide components...
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| description | Tonic Chinese herbal medicine is a type of traditional Chinese medicine, and its primary function is to restore the body’s lost nutrients, improve activity levels, increase disease resistance, and alleviate physical exhaustion. The body’s immunity can be strengthened by its polysaccharide components, which also have a potent immune-system-protecting effect. Several studies have demonstrated that tonic Chinese herbal medicine polysaccharides can improve the body’s immune response to tumor cells, viruses, bacteria, and other harmful substances. However, the regulatory mechanisms by which various polysaccharides used in tonic Chinese herbal medicine enhance immune function vary. This study examines the regulatory effects of different tonic Chinese herbal medicine polysaccharides on immune organs, immune cells, and immune-related cytokines. It explores the immune response mechanism to understand the similarities and differences in the effects of tonic Chinese herbal medicine polysaccharides on immune function and to lay the foundation for the future development of tonic Chinese herbal medicine polysaccharide products. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cf0945ec0cfd434f8d32b1cb3c0ca8882023-11-10T15:08:44ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492023-10-012821735510.3390/molecules28217355The Mechanisms of Polysaccharides from Tonic Chinese Herbal Medicine on the Enhancement Immune Function: A ReviewZhiyi Xie0Ninghua Jiang1Minqiu Lin2Xinglishang He3Bo Li4Yingjie Dong5Suhong Chen6Guiyuan Lv7College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, ChinaThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314000, ChinaCollaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Huzhou 313200, ChinaCollaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Huzhou 313200, ChinaCollaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Huzhou 313200, ChinaCollege of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, ChinaCollege of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, ChinaCollege of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, ChinaTonic Chinese herbal medicine is a type of traditional Chinese medicine, and its primary function is to restore the body’s lost nutrients, improve activity levels, increase disease resistance, and alleviate physical exhaustion. The body’s immunity can be strengthened by its polysaccharide components, which also have a potent immune-system-protecting effect. Several studies have demonstrated that tonic Chinese herbal medicine polysaccharides can improve the body’s immune response to tumor cells, viruses, bacteria, and other harmful substances. However, the regulatory mechanisms by which various polysaccharides used in tonic Chinese herbal medicine enhance immune function vary. This study examines the regulatory effects of different tonic Chinese herbal medicine polysaccharides on immune organs, immune cells, and immune-related cytokines. It explores the immune response mechanism to understand the similarities and differences in the effects of tonic Chinese herbal medicine polysaccharides on immune function and to lay the foundation for the future development of tonic Chinese herbal medicine polysaccharide products.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/28/21/7355traditional Chinese medicinepolysaccharidesautoimmunitymechanisms of action |
| spellingShingle | Zhiyi Xie Ninghua Jiang Minqiu Lin Xinglishang He Bo Li Yingjie Dong Suhong Chen Guiyuan Lv The Mechanisms of Polysaccharides from Tonic Chinese Herbal Medicine on the Enhancement Immune Function: A Review Molecules traditional Chinese medicine polysaccharides autoimmunity mechanisms of action |
| title | The Mechanisms of Polysaccharides from Tonic Chinese Herbal Medicine on the Enhancement Immune Function: A Review |
| title_full | The Mechanisms of Polysaccharides from Tonic Chinese Herbal Medicine on the Enhancement Immune Function: A Review |
| title_fullStr | The Mechanisms of Polysaccharides from Tonic Chinese Herbal Medicine on the Enhancement Immune Function: A Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Mechanisms of Polysaccharides from Tonic Chinese Herbal Medicine on the Enhancement Immune Function: A Review |
| title_short | The Mechanisms of Polysaccharides from Tonic Chinese Herbal Medicine on the Enhancement Immune Function: A Review |
| title_sort | mechanisms of polysaccharides from tonic chinese herbal medicine on the enhancement immune function a review |
| topic | traditional Chinese medicine polysaccharides autoimmunity mechanisms of action |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/28/21/7355 |
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