芦荟活性成分的生物学作用研究进展

Research Progress on Biologically Active Component of Aloe and Their Functional Mechanism

芦荟属百合科芦荟属多年生肉质草本植物,被认为可以治疗烧伤和使伤口愈合。由于芦荟中含有天然活性成分,因此被广泛用于保健食品、化妆品和传统医药。在这些商品中常用的是芦荟的天然提取物,但是这些提取物的各成分之间的关系及它们的功效并不清楚。现在对芦荟的研究着重于分离芦荟中单个生物活性成分,检测它们的功能并弄清其作用机制。本文介绍了芦荟的天然生物活性成分及其抗病毒、抗菌、抗肿瘤、抗氧化、免疫调节等药理作用及其抗肿瘤、免疫调节等作用机制及其在食品中的应用。

Aloe is a perennial succulent belonging to the liliaceal family, and is claimed that aloe has wound and burn healing properties, and anti-inflammatory, and immunomodulatory effects. Aloe has been very extensively used in health foods and cosmetics, and traditional medicines because of these therapeutic properties. It is being used as a whole extract, however, and the relationship between the components of the extract and its overall effect has not been clarified. Many attempts have been made to isolate single, biologically active components, to examine their effects, and clarify their functional mechanism. This review introduces the biological activities in aloe, and their pharmacological function including antiviral, antiinflammation, antitumoral, antibacterial, antioxidant, and immunomodulatory, and their functional mechanism related to antitumour and immunomodulation.