Immulina as an Immunostimulatory Supplement: Formulation and Pharmacological Studies
Yusheng Li,
Nan Ji,
Minia Wang
et al.
Abstract:Immulina is a commercially available extract of Arthrospira platensis enriched with bacterial lipoproteins that acts as a potent Toll-like receptor 2 agonist. However, the
immunostimulatory effect of Immulina is not well understood in vivo. Here, to devise an Immulina formulation suitable for in vivo oral gavage dosing, Immulina nanosuspension
was prepared and freeze-dried to yield lyophilized nano-Immulina, which had an average particle size of around 300 nm and fully retained the bioactiv… Show more
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