The immunomodulatory effect of milk-derived bioactive peptides on food allergy: a review

Abstract

Bioactive peptides (BPs) not only have nutritional value, but also have a wide range of biological activities, such as opioid activity, antibacterial activity, antioxidant properties and immunomodulatory which were associated with potential health benefits. Milk-derived BPs are the most researched, deepest and most widely used food-derived BPs. Milk-derived BPs perform an increasingly important role in regulating inflammatory balance in food allergy (FA) due to the immunomodulatory effect. This review outlines its immunomodulatory role in FA around cytokine level and gut regulation, and also emphasizes the production methods and current market applications of milk-derived BPs.