Immunostimulatory and anti-tumor activity of a water-soluble polysaccharide from Phellinus baumii mycelia

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1017-1023

  Xue, Qin ^a   Sun, Jie ^a   Zhao, Mingwen ^a   Zhang, Keyun ^a   Lai, Ren ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anti tumor; Immunoregulatory; Phellinus baumii; Polysaccharides

Indexed keywords

ANTI-TUMOR ACTIVITIES; ANTI-TUMORS; APOPTOSIS; APOPTOTIC CELL DEATH; CELL CYCLE ANALYSIS; CELL-CYCLE ARREST; CELLULAR PROLIFERATIONS; DOSE-DEPENDENT MANNER; EXPRESSION LEVELS; HUMAN LIVER CANCER CELLS; IMMUNOREGULATORY; IN-VITRO; MTT ASSAYS; PHELLINUS; PHELLINUS BAUMII; S-PHASE; SEPHADEX; WATER-SOLUBLE POLYSACCHARIDES;

CELL DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLLOIDS; DEXTRAN; GENE EXPRESSION; ION EXCHANGE; NITRIC OXIDE; POLYSACCHARIDES;

TUMORS;

INONOTUS BAUMII;

EID: 79955051073     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-010-0545-x     Document Type: Article

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