Micronutrient therapy
| Activates the immune system with "biological" response modifier | |
| Beta glucan stimulates the immune system by docking to the beta-1,3/1,6-glucan molecule-specific receptor site of the macrophage, thereby activating and strengthening it. In addition, the specific defense is triggered by messenger substances. Furthermore, beta-glucan supresses the formation of superoxide anions and hydrogen peroxide, which can weaken the immune cells by acting as free radicals. There is also evidence of an improvement in the activity of natural and lymphokine-activated killer cells. Lentinan, the bioactive beta-glucan fraction of the medicinal fungus Shiitake (Lentinus edodes), is considered an efficient stimulator of the immune system. It improves the release of immunoglobulin A (IgA) on the mucosal surfaces, increases the formation of monocyte-specific T cells and intensifies the cytotoxic effect of macrophages against bacteria and viruses. The immunomodulating properties of rice fungi are also attributed to beta-glucans, which improve the proliferation of T and B lymphocytes and thus strengthen the immune system. Coriolus versicolor, a Chinese medicinal mushroom, contains two protein-bound polysaccharides PSP and PSK. They are also known as „biological response modifiers“, which have an activating effect on lymphocytes, leukocytes and natural killer cells. |
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| Increases immunoglobulins | |
| Colostrum is the first milk produced by a mother mammal in the first 24 to 36 hours after birth. Among the therapeutically relevant components are immunoglobulins (IgG, IgM, IgA), which show antibacterial and antiviral effects against a broad spectrum of microorganisms. Colostrum has strengthening effects on the intestinal immune system. Another immunologically active component of colostrum is the proline-rich polypeptide PRP, which can positively influence the humoral and cellular immune response and cytokine production, thereby contributing to immune modulation. | |
| Improves the efficiency of immune defense | |
| High doses of vitamin C prevent a decrease in vitamin C concentration in leukocytes and thus increase their phagocytosis activity. Vitamin E and vitamin A are also significantly involved in maintaining the immune defense. An insufficient zinc intake impairs the formation and activity of phagocytes and natural killer cells. Thus, -Zinc seems to have a direct influence on the risk of infection as well as the duration and intensity of the disease. It is also suspected that Zinc inhibits the formation of inflammation-promoting cytokines and thus has a direct influence on the course of infection. Vitamin D also plays an important role in the immune system. It stimulates phagocytosis activity and leads to an inhibition of proinflammatory cytokines and to a promotion of antiinflammatory cytokines. |