In vitro and in vivo analysis of human leukocyte binding by the antitumor polysaccharide, lentinan

Lentinan (LNT), a (1→3)- β- d-glucan with (1→6)- β- d-glucopyranoside branches, has marked antitumor effects in syngeneic and autochtonous hosts. Clinically, LNT has proved effective with chemotherapeutic agents in patients with recurrent gastric and colorectal cancer. However, the mechanism that tr...

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