Plant-derived medicines have a long history of use for the prevention and treatment of
human disease. Today, many pharmaceuticals currently approved by the Food and Drug …

Background: Constant exposure to various stressors, such as immune pressure, rapidly
increasing population, deleterious changes in the ecosystem, climate change, infection with …

Modulation of the immune system can be addressed through a variety of specific and non-
specific approaches. Many agents of synthetic and natural origin have stimulatory …

Human immune system is a complex interplay of numerous dynamic cellular and
biochemical components. The dynamicity in immune “homeostasis” is altered by certain …

Immune dysfunction, which is responsible for the development of human diseases including
cancer, is caused by a variety of factors. Therefore, regulation of the factors influencing the …

The phagocyte–microbe interactions in the immune system is a defense mechanism but
when excessively or inappropriately deployed can harm host tissues and participate in the …

Medicinally important plant-foods offer a balanced immune function, which is essential for
protecting the body against antigenic invasion, mainly by microorganisms …

Immunopotentiators derived from different natural sources are under investigation with
varying success. This chapter gives an overview of developments from plants, fungi, marine …

Introduction: During the past century, vaccinologists have attempted to mimic pathogens in
their immune-enhancing capacity. This led to the development of life-saving vaccines based …

Immunology is a source of continuous discoveries; Immunology was and still is a source of
continuous discoveries. Immunomodulation encompasses all therapeutic interventions …