Collagen, a very important protein in the human body, is mainly found in connective tissues. It is a major component of ligaments and muscle bonds. Collagen is also a major component of the extracellular matrix. What does collagen do?
1. Improve Immune Function
The level of human immunity is related to some biological molecules called immunoglobulins, such as lymphocytes and macrophages. When foreign bodies invade immune cells are like troops, they will resist foreign bodies, surround them and phagocytose them, and even sacrifice themselves to keep the body healthy.
Therefore, the stronger immune cells are and the number of them is enough, the foreign enemies can be eliminated. Otherwise, it will make the body sick. There are many ways to boost immune function, but one of the most effective ways is to bind the immune protein to collagen. When this is done, the immune system is at least 100 times more immune.
2. Inhibiting Cancer Cells
Collagen inhibits cancer cells in two ways. One is to boost the body’s immunity to suppress cancer cells. One is to prevent cancer cells from metastasizing.
When cancer cells want to metastasize to other organs, they first move deeper into the organ, penetrate the collagen tissue there, reach the blood vessels, further penetrate the collagen tissue of the blood vessels, and then travel to other parts of the blood circulation.
3. Activating The Cellular Function
There are more than 60 trillion cells in the human body. When cells are differentiated during the embryonic period, they will eventually form various organs, such as eyes, nose, heart, etc. Collagen secreted by cells during differentiation enables the differentiated cells to give full play to their functions.
For example, the pancreas secretes insulin, while the intestine and stomach secrete many digestive enzymes. However, collagen cannot be secreted until it exists. Without collagen, cells cannot function. Therefore, collagen is closely related to cell function activation.
I hope you know the benefits of collagen.
