FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2005, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (9): 534-536.

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Immunological Regulation of Chicory Polysaccharides

 NI  Xiu-Zhen, ZHENG  Hong-Yan, CHANG  You-Quan   

  1. 1.Biology Department, Changchun Normal College; 2.Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China; 3.Jilin Normal Institute of Engineering and Technology
  • Online:2005-09-15 Published:2011-09-20

Abstract: Chicory polysaccharide (CPS) was administered orally to BALB/C female mice at low, medium and high dose, respectively, for 20 days. Immunological analysis showed that the number of antibody-producing cells at all doses, the phagacytosis index at medium dose and the weight of spleen and thymus at all doses increased significantly. These results indicate that chicory polysaccharide can improve mouse humoral immunity and, to some extent, phagocytic activities.

Key words: Chicory Polysaccharide, immune function