background: mesenchymal stromal cells (mscs) are employed in various different clinical settings in order to modulate immune response. human autologous and allogeneic supplements including platelet derivatives such as platelet lysate (pl), platelet-released factors (prf) and serum are assessed in clinical studies to replace fetal bovine serum (fbs). the immunosuppressive activity and multi-pote...

There is increasing commercial interest in the production of functional foodstuffs which have health-promoting properties. Over the last five to ten years, significant progress has been made in the identification and characterisation of bovine milk components that can affect the function of the immune system. This review outlines the major components of bovine milk that have been shown to modul...

There is growing evidence that certain antibiotics exert their beneficial effects not only by killing or inhibiting the growth of bacterial pathogens but also indirectly by immunomodulation. This review aims at giving an overview of the immunomodulatory properties of antibiotics in different diseases: The antiinflammatory properties of macrolides in chronic inflammatory pulmonary disorders were...

background: differentiation, migratory properties and availability of mesenchymal stromal cells (msc) have become an important part of biomedical research. however, the functional heterogeneity of cells derived from different tissues has hampered providing definitive phenotypic markers for these cells. objective: to characterize and compare the phenotype and cytokines of adipose derived mscs (a...

introduction: lithium salts are known as effective psychotropic medicine for treatment bipolar disorder and may be used to treat alcoholism, schizoaffective disorders, and cluster headaches. the antioxidant activity and immunomodulatory effects of prospective lithium compounds have been investigated in this work. materials and methods: the antioxidant properties were studied by the voltammetry ...

Communication between nerves and immune and inflammatory cells of the small and large intestine plays a major role in the modulation of several intestinal functions, including intestinal motility, ion transport, and mucosal permeability. Neuroimmune interactions at intestinal sites have been associated with the pathophysiology of infectious and enterotoxin-mediated diarrhea and intestinal infla...