Structural characterization of a novel polysaccharide from pulp tissues of litchi chinensis and its immunomodulatory activity

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 902-911

  Jing, Yongshuai ^a   Huang, Lijiao ^a   Lv, Wenjie ^a   Tong, Hui ^a   Song, Liyan ^a   Hu, Xuqiao ^a   Yu, Rongmin ^a  

^a JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

immunomodulatory activity; Litchi chinensis; lymphocyte proliferation; polysaccharide; structure characterization; Th1 Th2

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOMODULATORY ACTIVITIES; LITCHI CHINENSIS; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; STRUCTURE CHARACTERIZATION; TH1/TH2;

CELL PROLIFERATION; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYSACCHARIDES; TISSUE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

T-CELLS;

CYTOKINE; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTOR; POLYSACCHARIDE; T BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; T BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TBX21; T-BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TBX21; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 3;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; CONFORMATION; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LYCHEE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; SECRETION (PROCESS); SPLEEN;

ANIMALS; CARBOHYDRATE CONFORMATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHINA; CYTOKINES; FRUIT; GATA3 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LITCHI; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MICE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; POLYSACCHARIDES; SPLEEN; T-BOX DOMAIN PROTEINS;

LITCHI CHINENSIS;

EID: 84893456432     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf404752c     Document Type: Article

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