Chicken embryo extracts enhance spleen lymphocyte and peritoneal macrophages function 鸡胚胎提取物增强脾淋巴细胞和腹腔巨噬细胞功能.pdfVIP

Journal of Ethnopharmacology 144 (2012) 255–260 Contents lists available at SciVerse ScienceDirect Journal of Ethnopharmacology journal homepage: /locate/jep Chicken embryo extracts enhance spleen lymphocyte and peritoneal macrophages function Xi Li a,b, Yujie Su a, Jun Sun c, Yanjun Yang a,n a State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, PR China b Analysis and Testing Center, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan 610066, PR China c School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, PR China a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: Ethnopharmacological relevance: Traditionally, chicken embryo eggs are widely considered as an immuno- Received 25 March 2012 modulatory health product in China and southeast Asia. Besides that, Compendium of Materia Medica, the Received in revised form most famous Chinese pharmacopoeia, has recorded that chicken embryo eggs contributed to the appetite 9 July 2012 increase and immune function enhancement, especially for the pregnant and aged. Accepted 3 September 2012 Aim of the study: Through assessing the immune efficacy of the chicken embryo extracts on immunocom- Available online 11 September 2012 petent cells, the immunomodulatory mechanism and components were explored preliminarily. Keywords: Materials and