Continuing with Essential Oils & Our Immune System, tonight I'm sharing information about On Guard, our protect blend.
On Guard includes oils from Wild Orange, Clove, Cinnamon Bark, Eucalyptus & Rosemary.
It can be used to protect against environmental threats & support healthy immune function.
A recent study by doTERRA scientists evaluated the effect of On Guard on human cells.
Four different white blood cell co-cultures & one skin cell co-culture were exposed to the blend & subsequent changes in cellular activity were measured using biomarker analysis.
Levels of inflammation-related markers, VCAM-1, IP-10, I-TAC, MIG, PAI-1 & M-CSF decreased after exposure to On Guard. Cell proliferation also decreased significantly.
RNA Microarray analysis revealed that gene expression in these cells was altered, with the top four matched signaling pathways being related to inflammation & cell cycle control.
These results suggest that the effects of On Guard essential oil blend are consistent with the known effects of the single oils included in the blend.
Data also suggest that On Guard may regulate many important pathways relevant to healthy inflammatory responses, wound healing, cellular health & immune response.