A neutral heteropolysaccharide was purified from dried stem Dendrobium officinale.
The structure of DOP-1-1 was partially elucidated.
The antioxidant and immune activities of DOP-1-1 was evaluated.
DOP-1-1 exhibited significant immune-modulating effect and the immune mechanism of DOP-1-1 was through upregulating NF-кB and ERK1/2.