“…It has been also found to increase bioavailability, thus enhance the therapeutic efficacy of many drugs, vaccines and nutrients and have immune-modulatory, anti-oxidant, antiplatelets, antihypertensive, anti-asthmatic, antipyretic, analgesic, anti-carcinogenic, anti-inflammatory, anti-diarrheal, antispasmodic, anxiolytic, antidepressants, hepatoprotective, anti-ulcer, anti-thyroids, anti-apoptotic, anti-metastatic, antimutagenic, antibacterial, antifungal and anti-amoebic properties [ [62] , [63] , [64] , [65] ]. The extract and its constituents like piperine, regulate the balance of the cytokines production of Th1, Th2, Th17, and Treg cells, reduce the accumulation of inflammatory cells, inhibit the expressions of GATA3, IL-4, IL-6, IL-1β, RORγt, IL-17A and TNF-α, increase INF-γ and IL-10 secretions in BALF (Broncho-alveolar lavage fluid) and increase macrophage activation and T and B cell proliferation [ 63 , 66 ].…”