Black Garlic for Immune Function

Research suggests that the available studies linked here do not directly investigate black garlic or its effects on immune function in humans or animals. The two studies provided examine, respectively, a molecular regulatory mechanism in plant autophagy and immune signaling related to pathogen defense, and the immune evasion properties of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant in the context of vaccines and prior infection — neither of which involves black garlic as an intervention or subject of study. As a result, no conclusions about black garlic and immune function can be drawn from this particular set of sources. Readers interested in this topic may wish to consult studies that directly examine black garlic's bioactive compounds, such as S-allylcysteine or aged garlic extracts, in the context of immune outcomes.