In times of health crisis, including the current COVID‐19 pandemic, the potential benefit of
botanical drugs and supplements emerges as a focus of attention, although controversial …

Food components have long been recognized to play a fundamental role in the growth and
development of the human body, conferring protective functionalities against foreign matter …

The spleen, an important tissue for the immune system, acts as a filter for blood within the
immune system. Accumulating evidence suggests that the spleen affects a number of brain …

MicroRNAs (miRNAs, miRs) are short, endogenously initiated, non-coding RNAs that bind to
target mRNAs, leading to the degradation or translational suppression of respective mRNAs …

The importance of Zn for human health becomes obvious during Zn deficiency. Even mild
insufficiencies of Zn cause alterations in haematopoiesis and immune functions, resulting in …

Avocado and soybean unsaponifiables (ASU) constitute vegetable extracts made from fruits
and seeds of avocado and soybean oil. Characterized by its potent anti-inflammatory effects …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa, an increasingly common competitive and biofilm organism in
healthcare infection with sophisticated, interlinked and hierarchic quorum systems (Las, Rhl …

Helicobacter pylori is an important human pathogen that infects half the human population
and can lead to significant clinical outcomes such as acute and chronic gastritis, duodenal …

Pathogen infections are recognized by the immune system, which consists of two types of
responses: an innate immune response that recognizes pathogenassociated molecular …

The present study investigated the immunomodulatory activity of reduced glutathione (GSH)
by assessment of the macrophage polarization (MP)-mediated immune response in RAW …