Exploring the Impact of Functional Foods on the Immune System and Allergic Responses
Food is a source of life support and plays an important role in body functions. Therefore, functional foods with immunomodulatory functions are highly valued.
Food is a source of life support and plays an important role in body functions. Therefore, functional foods with immunomodulatory functions are highly valued.
M-cells are flat cells, a type of immune cell, which are mainly found in mucous membrane tissues, such as the digestive tract, respiratory tract, urinary tract, and so on.
The immune system is a highly effective and complex defense mechanism, which is spread throughout the body. Whether the immune system is too high or too low, it indirectly affects our body. In addition to improving and strengthening our resistance through our daily routines, many of us also take nutrients that are essential to our body through health food or diet, such as the following key nutrients that are common to our daily life.
Mucosal immunity was the first immune system to evolve in vertebrates, and it is the most important first line of defense.
The most important thing is to have a targeting effect on the virus, and the only targeting effect is the antibodies, the main antibodies are IgG and IgA, and the vaccine is administered to produce IgG. So for many years, the most effective against the virus is the vaccine, to reduce the replication of the virus, the most important thing is to block the virus from entering the cell.
To understand the immune system, we first look at the structure of the human body. First, the immune system in the human body is the most important defense system against the invasion of pathogenic bacteria.
As the previous discussion, we talked about the significance of the virus coexistence in post-epidemic era. Now, most people are concerned about the following issues. Will they suffer from sequelae after confirmed Covid-19? What will be the sequelae of COVID-19? How can they alleviate the pain caused by these sequelae?
The most common disease is Influenza, or so-called flu, an acute viral respiratory disease. There are Types A, B, C and D of Influenza viruses. Only two subtypes of Type A, H1N1 and H3N2 and two strains of Type B, B/Victoria, and B/Yamagata, which are highly contagious and spread rapidly will cause seasonal influenza. It tends to occur in spring and winter from November to March.
We all expect to purify the virus, just as smallpox virus disappearing, but the fact tells us that it is difficult to do so. Over the years, we have observed the spread and process of viral diseases in the animals’ community and cluster infection. Unless the virus has a single host and we have effective prevention and control methods, it is difficult to remove the virus
Summer and early autumn can be the seasons for the prevalence of enterovirus (March to November and July to September are the peak periods). Because Taiwan's climate is warm and humid, it is suitable for enterovirus to survive. Therefore, the cases of enterovirus infection can be seen throughout the year.