abstract

• The immune system plays a key role in the defense and protection of the human being, and its protection and stability is fundamental to a good functioning of it. The regulation of this system is complex but highly structured and synchronized. Several phytomolecules can act as booster of this complex system promoting the proper functioning and performance of the immune system. New trends in this research topic are focused on finding bioactive molecules and phytochemicals to modulate the biologic immune response and enhance the ability to resist disease. Among these relevant bioactive molecules, catechin and epigallocatechin-3-gallate stand out for their bioactivity, specificity, and reactivity, being the point of analysis, and discussion of this chapter that aims to describe the important biological activity of both compounds as booster of the immune system.

authors

• Aguilar C.N.
• Wong Paz Jorge Enrique

publication date

• 2023-01-01

published in

• Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods in Immunomodulators  Book

keywords

• Immune system, booster property, catechin, epigallocatechin-3-gallate

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1007/978-981-19-2507-8_12

PubMed ID

start page

• 291

end page

• 312

volume

issue