role of NK cells in antitumor activity of dietary fucoidan from Undaria pinnatifida sporophylls (Mekabu)

Abstract Fucoidan from Mekabu (sporophyll of UNDARIA PINNATIFIDA), a dietary alga, exerts antitumor activity possibly through enhancing the immune response. The present report describes the effects of dietary Mekabu fucoidan on the tumor growth of mouse A20 leukemia cells and on T cell-mediated immu...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Planta medica 2006-12, Vol.72 (15), p.1415-1417
Hauptverfasser:	Maruyama, H, Tamauchi, H, Iizuka, M, Nakano, T
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	algae and seaweeds Animals anticarcinogenic activity Anticarcinogenic Agents - administration & dosage Anticarcinogenic Agents - pharmacology Anticarcinogenic Agents - therapeutic use Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic - administration & dosage Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic - pharmacology Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic - therapeutic use Apoptosis Biological and medical sciences Cell Line, Tumor - drug effects Cell Line, Tumor - immunology cultured cells Dietary Supplements Female fucoidan General pharmacology immune response Killer Cells, Natural - drug effects Killer Cells, Natural - immunology Letter Male Medical sciences Mice Mice, Inbred BALB C natural killer cells Ovalbumin - immunology Pharmacognosy. Homeopathy. Health food Pharmacology. Drug treatments Phytotherapy polysaccharides Polysaccharides - administration & dosage Polysaccharides - pharmacology Polysaccharides - therapeutic use Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms T-lymphocytes Th1 Cells - immunology Undaria Undaria pinnatifida
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