Health Effects of Peptides Extracted from Deer Antler
Peijun Xia, Dongyue Liu, Yingying Jiao, Zhaoguo Wang, Xi Chen, Shuo Zheng, Jiayuan Fang, Linlin Hao
Abstract
Deer antler is widely used as a nutraceutical in Asian countries. In the past decades, deer antler peptides (DAPs) have received considerable attention because of their various biological properties such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-bone damage, anti-neurological disease, anti-tumor and immunomodulatory properties. This review describes the production methods of DAPs and the recent progress of research on DAPs, focusing on the physiological functions and their regulatory mechanisms.
Topics & Concepts
AntlerNutraceuticalAntioxidantMedicineBiologyTraditional medicineFood scienceBiochemistryEcologyProtein Hydrolysis and Bioactive PeptidesAntimicrobial Peptides and ActivitiesBiochemical effects in animals