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Red wine and blueberries could boost immune system

22.09.2013 [11:47]
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Baku, September 22 (AZERTAC). Red wine and blueberries could protect the body against illness by boosting the immune system, according to a new study.

Researchers examined the effects of 446 different chemical compounds on the immune system and identified two which had a significant impact.

The two compounds appeared to work with vitamin D to increase the activity of a gene known as CAMP which helps boost the body`s ability to fight disease.

One of the compounds, resveratrol, which is found in red grapes, is thought to have various healthy effects on the body such as fighting cancer and lowering the risk of heart disease.

But the new study, by researchers from Oregon State University, was the first to clearly show the way in which the compound works with vitamin D to produce this effect.

The other compound which stood out in the study was pterostilbene, found in blueberries, which previous studies have linked to lower cholesterol and better heart health.

Vitamin D had already been linked to the function of the CAMP gene, which is involved in the functioning of the immune system, but the new study suggests other compounds can also play a role, researchers reported in the Molecular Nutrition and Food Research journal.

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