Immunostimulatory effects of a polysaccharide-rich substance with antitumor activity isolated from black currant (Ribes nigrum L.)

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2042-2050

  Takata, Ryoji ^a   Yamamoto, Reiko ^a   Yanai, Takaaki ^a   Konno, Tomonori ^a   Okubo, Toshiyuki ^a  

^a MERCIAN CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antitumor; Black currant; Cytokine; Macrophage; Polysaccharide

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; POLYSACCHARIDES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

ANTITUMOR; BLACK CURRENT; CYTOKINE; MACROPHAGE;

FRUIT JUICES;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CARBOHYDRATE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLACK CURRANT; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; EHRLICH ASCITES TUMOR; FEMALE; IMMUNITY; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; SECRETION; SOLUBILITY; SPLEEN; TUMOR VOLUME;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CARBOHYDRATES; CARCINOMA, EHRLICH TUMOR; FEMALE; IMMUNITY; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKINS; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; PLANT EXTRACTS; POLYSACCHARIDES; RIBES; SOLUBILITY; SPLEEN; TUMOR BURDEN;

RIBES HUDSONIANUM; RIBES NIGRUM;

EID: 28244490511     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.69.2042     Document Type: Article

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