Inhibition of complement activation by water-soluble polysaccharides of some far-eastern brown seaweeds

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Pharmacology Toxicology and Endocrinology

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 209-215

  Zvyagintseva, Tatiana N ^a   Shevchenko, Natalia M ^a   Nazarova, Irina V ^b   Scobun, Andrey S ^c   Luk'yanov, Pavel A ^a   Elyakova, Ludmila A ^a  

^a PACIFIC INSTITUTE OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE BIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^c FAR EASTERN STATE TECHNICAL FISHERIES UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Alternative pathway; Fucoidan; Hemolysis; Human complement; Inhibition; Laminaran; Sulfated polysaccharides

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCAN; CARRAGEENAN; FUCOIDIN; LAMINARAN; POLYSACCHARIDE; ZYMOSAN;

ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT ALTERNATIVE PATHWAY; COMPLEMENT FIXATION; HEMOLYSIS; LAMINARIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; SEAWEED;

EID: 0034233451     PISSN: 07428413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0742-8413(00)00114-6     Document Type: Article

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