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Seaweeds have been attracted recently as multifunctional foods for maintaining human health. So, this study was carried out to verify immune enhancing activities of polysaccharide from Sargassum thunbergii(STP), edible brown seaweeds. Mice (n=5) were orally administered with STP every day for 4 weeks. Peyer’s patch, spleen and peritoneal macrophages were harvested from STP supplemented mice. It was confirmed that the oral administration of 10 and 100 mg/kg.BW STP enhanced proliferation abilities of peyer’s patch cells, splenocytes, and peritoneal macrophages.
The IFN-γ, IL-6 as well as IgA secretion of peyer’s patch cells were significantly increased by STP. In addition, the splenocytes from STP administered mice produced substantially more IFN-γ and peritoneal macrophages secreted more IL-6 and IL-1β compared to PBS administered mice. In conclusion, it is considered that the oral administration of STP could strengthen immune reactions through stimulating an intestinal immunity.
