Immunomodulatory Potential of the Polysaccharide-Rich Extract from Edible Cyanobacterium Nostoc commune

Immunomodulatory Potential of the Polysaccharide-Rich Extract from Edible Cyanobacterium Nostoc commune

A dry sample of Nostoc commune from an organic farm in Pingtung city (Taiwan) was used to prepare polysaccharide-rich (NCPS) extract. The conditioned medium (CM) from NCPS-treated human peripheral blood (PB)-mononuclear cells (MNC) effectively inhibited the growth of human leukemic U937 cells and tr...

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Main Authors: Hui-Fen Liao, Tai-Jung Wu, Jia-Liang Tai, Meng-Chun Chi, Long-Liu Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-11-01
Series:Medical Sciences
Subjects:
Nostoc commune
polysaccharide-rich extract
immunomoduration
macrophages
leukemia
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3271/3/4/112

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