Journal of Microbial & Biochemical Technology

Abstract

Microbial Secondary Metabolites as Immunomodulators

Fariba Mahmoudi* and Behzad Baradaran

One auspicious strategy for immune system improvement and enhancement of immune function is immunomodulatory therapies which can help to restitute the balance of immunity.

Today due to the growing trend of immune disorders and new viral diseases as well as the increasing incidence of cancer, there is a greater demand to produce immunomodulating compounds with more efficacy and fewer side effects. Bacterial derivatives are a very fertile ground for discovering a lot of new compounds with various medical properties. Many natural products from bacterial sources like secondary metabolites are endowed with promising immunomodulating activities, which representing importance and value of this topic in the drug discovery and there is a clear need for a coherent source for study in this area. The aim of this review is to highlight the work on immunomodulatory effects of bacterial secondary metabolites and natural immunomodulators from microbial origin.

Published Date: 2024-08-29; Received Date: 2020-09-21