attention was paid to its alleviation. In the present study, the protective effects of astragalus
polysaccharide (APS) against OTA-induced immune stress in vitro and in vivo and its
mechanism/(s) involved were investigated. The in vitro results showed that APS (20 μg/ml)
induced a significant decrease in cytotoxicity, apoptosis and pro-inflammatory cytokine
expressions elevated by OTA (1.5 μg/ml) in porcine alveolar macrophages (PAMs). In vivo …