Hyperimmune Egg Yolk Antibodies (IgY): A Review  

作　　者：Sudhanya Nath Aravindkumar K. 

机构地区：[1]Department of Animal Nutrition,West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences,Kolkata,West Bengal,India [2]Department B.V.Sc.&A.H.Student,Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education and Research,Puducherry,India

出　　处：《Food Therapy and Health Care》2021年第4期102-105,共4页食疗与健康管理（英文）

摘　　要：A hyperimmune egg is an egg from a hen that has been immunise against a specific infectious disease.Antibodies against various illnesses are developed by the hen and these antibodies are transferred to the eggs of the hen.Such egg yolks with antibodies are extracted to be used as medication.It can be used both animal and human health practices.Though there is no clear scientific evidence to support their use in human medicine,Hyperimmune eggs are said to be useful in case of digestive system infections such as cystic fibrosis and its later stage ulcers caused by Helicobacter pylori,they are also used to confer immunity against rota viruses causing diarrhoea and other diseases related to it in animals.All these actions are achieved by the fact that they stimulate theimmune system passively to fight against the diseases.

关 键 词：HEN hyperimmnune egg ANTIBODIES 

分 类 号：R57[医药卫生—消化系统]