蜂王浆生物学功能研究进展

Review on Biological Function of Royal Jelly

蜂王浆是青年工蜂头部上颚腺和咽下腺共同分泌的化学成分复杂的天然产物,具有多种生物学功能,主要应用于传统医药、保健品和化妆品等领域。现针对蜂王浆抗菌、抗炎、抗肿瘤和抗氧化等重要生物学功能,以及蜂王浆对人体免疫、血压、胆固醇、血糖稳态和神经等的调节作用对近十年的相关研究进行综述,以期深入认识蜂王浆的生物学功能和药理活性,并为全面评价蜂王浆的保健作用及药用价值提供参考。

Royal jelly is a traditional health-care product with complex chemical composition.It is secreted from the mandibular glands and hypopharyngeal glands of nurse worker bees.Royal jelly has been demonstrated to have a variety of biological functions and has been used in the field of traditional medicine,health care products and cosmetics.In this review,we reported the studies for the essential biological functions of royal jelly such as antibacterial,anti-inflammatory,anti-tumor and antioxidant,as well as its regulatory effects on immunity,blood pressure,cholesterol,blood glucose homeostasis and nerves of human beings.By summarizing the relevant researches over the last decade,we aim to provide insights into the biological functions and pharmacological activities and to provide reference to comprehensively evaluate the health care and medicinal value of royal jelly.