Effects of Pine Nut (Pinus koraiensis) Meal Protein Peptides on Thymus Coefficient and Transformation of the Splenic Lymphocyte of Mice

Abstract:

One hundred and ten mice, weight in the range of 15 ± 2 g, were divided into eleven treatment groups. The groups were negative control, low, moderate and high dose of more than 30 kDa, 3-10 kDa, 1-3 kDa and the moderate dose of less than 1 kDa. The effects of pine nut (Pinus koraiensis) meal protein peptides (PNMPP) on thymus coefficient, transformation of the splenic lymphocyte and weight changes of mice were studied. The results indicated the thymus coefficient was enhanced by the moderate dose and high dose of more than 30 kDa and the moderate dose of 3-10 kDa and ability of lymphocyte transformation of splenic was enhanced by the low and moderate dose of 3-10 kDa and low dose of 1-3 kDa of PNMPP. No effect of PNMPP on weight changes. And the immunity of mice was enhanced by the moderate dose of 3-10 kDa.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 881-883)
• Pages: 819-822
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.881-883.819
• Online since: January 2014
• Authors: Shuang Wang, Xuan Ting Liu, Song Yi Lin*, Jia Wang, Ya Ping Jia, Hao Ran Liu, Yuan Jiang
• Keywords: Pine Nut (Pinus koraiensis) Meal Protein Peptides (PNMPP), Thymus Coefficient, Transformation of Splenic Lymphocyte

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