Immunomodulatory Effects of Xylooligosaccharides

Effects of xylooligosaccharides in type 2 diabetes mellitus.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of xylooligosaccharide (XOS) on the blood sugar, lipids and oxidative status in type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). A total of 26 outpatient subjects of Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, with HbA1c levels between 7.0 and 10.0% and triglyceride <400 mg/dL were enrolled in the present study. Subjects were supplemented with 4 g/d XOS (n=12)...

Immunomodulatory effects of food

There is a strong consensus that nutrition plays a role in modulating immune function and that the immune system needs adequate supply of nutrients to function properly. The complexity of the immune system supports this idea because its optimal functioning involves a variety of biological activities including cell division and proliferation, energy metabolism, and production of proteins. The mi...

Immunomodulatory Effects of Radiotherapy

It is well known that radiotherapy, as mainly locoregional treatment, has systemic eff ects as well. The term abscopal eff ect (latin: ab – away from; scopus – target) has been used to describe the regression of distant tumor metastases after completion of primary tumor radiation therapy. It has been shown that radiotherapy can initiate systemic antitumor immunologic response which includes the...

Immunomodulatory Effects of Viral TLR

Immunomodulatory Effects of Chitotriosidase Enzyme

Chitotriosidase enzyme (EC: 3.2.1.14) is the major active chitinase in the human body. It is produced mainly by activated macrophages, in which its expression is regulated by multiple intrinsic and extrinsic signals. Chitotriosidase was confirmed as essential element in the innate immunity against chitin containing organisms such as fungi and protozoa; however, its immunomodulatory effects exte...