Taro Lectin Can Act as a Cytokine-Mimetic Compound, Stimulating Myeloid and T Lymphocyte Lineages and Protecting Progenitors in Murine Bone Marrow

Taro Lectin Can Act as a Cytokine-Mimetic Compound, Stimulating Myeloid and T Lymphocyte Lineages and Protecting Progenitors in Murine Bone Marrow

Taro (<i>Colocasia esculenta</i>) corm is traditionally consumed as a medicinal plant to stimulate immune responses and restore a health status. Tarin, a taro lectin, is considered responsible for the immunomodulatory effects of taro. In the present study, in order to investigate the eff...

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Main Authors: Erika Bertozzi de Aquino Mattos, Patricia Ribeiro Pereira, Lyris Anunciata Demétrio Mérida, Anna Carolina Nitzsche Teixeira Fernandes Corrêa, Maria Paula Vigna Freire, Vania Margaret Flosi Paschoalin, Gerlinde Agate Platais Brasil Teixeira, Maria de Fátima Brandão Pinho, Maurício Afonso Verícimo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Pharmaceutics
Subjects:
tarin
immunomodulation
hematopoietic progenitor cells
lymphocyte differentiation
granulocyte stimulation
interleukin-3-like
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/13/3/350

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