Antitumor and immunomodulatory activities of a polysaccharide from Artemisia argyi
Antitumor and immunomodulatory activities of a polysaccharide from Artemisia argyi
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DOI:
10.1016/j.carbpol.2013.07.018
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发表时间:
2013-10-15
影响因子:
11.2
通讯作者:
Lan, Minbo
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作者:
Bao, Xiaoli;Yuan, Huihui;Lan, Minbo
A water-soluble polysaccharide (FAAP-02), composed of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, glucose, mannose, galactose, rhamnose, arabinose, xylose and ribose, with an average molecular weight of 5169 Da, was isolated from Artemisia argyi. The antitumor and immunomodulatory activities of FAAP-02 were evaluated in Sarcoma 180 (S180) tumor-bearing mice by intraperitoneal administration. As a result, FAAP-02 significantly inhibited the growth of the S180 transplanted tumors and prolonged the survival time of the tumor-bearing mice. Moreover, FAAP-02 could obviously increase the thymus and spleen indices, the levels of serum Interleukin 2 (IL-2), Interleukin 6 (IL-6), Interleukin 12 (IL-12) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and the expression of CD4+ and CD8+ splenic T lymphocytes which were suppressed by the transplanted tumor or/and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) in the mice. These results indicated that the antitumor activity of FAAP-02 might be associated with its immunostimulatory effects. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.