College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 156-756, Korea.
J Ginseng Res. 2012 Oct;36(4):354-68. doi: 10.5142/jgr.2012.36.4.354.
Thousands of literatures have described the diverse role of ginseng in physiological processes such as cancer, neurodegenerative disorders, insulin resistance, and hypertension. In particular, ginseng has been extensively reported to maintain homeostasis of the immune system and to enhance resistance to illness or microbial attacks through the regulation of immune system. Immune system comprises of different types of cells fulfilling their own specialized functions, and each type of the immune cells is differentially influenced and may be simultaneously controlled by ginseng treatment. This review summarizes the current knowledge on the effects of ginseng on immune system. We discuss how ginseng regulates each type of immune cells including macrophages, natural killer cells, dendritic cells, T cells, and B cells. We also describe how ginseng exhibits beneficial effects on controlling inflammatory diseases and microbial infections.
数千篇文献描述了人参在生理过程中的多种作用，如癌症、神经退行性疾病、胰岛素抵抗和高血压。特别是，人参被广泛报道能通过调节免疫系统来维持免疫系统的内稳态，并增强对疾病或微生物攻击的抵抗力。免疫系统由不同类型的细胞组成，这些细胞具有各自特定的功能，而每种免疫细胞都会受到人参治疗的不同影响，并且可能同时受到人参治疗的控制。这篇综述总结了人参对免疫系统影响的现有知识。我们讨论了人参如何调节包括巨噬细胞、自然杀伤细胞、树突状细胞、T 细胞和 B 细胞在内的每种类型的免疫细胞。我们还描述了人参如何对控制炎症性疾病和微生物感染表现出有益的作用。
