Advances in Research on Immunoregulation of Macrophages by Plant Polysaccharides

Polysaccharides are among the most important members of the biopolymer family. They are natural macromolecules composed of monosaccharides. To date, more than 300 kinds of natural polysaccharide compounds have been identified. They are present in plants, animals, and microorganisms, and they engage in a variety of physiological functions. In the 1950s, due to the discovery of their immunoregulatory and anti-tumor activities, polysaccharides became a popular topic of research in pharmacology, especially in immunopharmacology. Plants are an important source of natural polysaccharides. Pharmacological and clinical studies have shown that plant polysaccharides have many functions, such as immune regulation,…

• DO
  Department of Education of Shandong Province

  Award: J16LE07
• NN
  National Natural Science Foundation of China
• NS
  Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province

  Awards: ZR2011HZ004, ZR2017BC073
• PO
  Project of Shandong Province Higher Educational Science and Technology Program