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- Title
- Acidic polysaccharide from Phellinus linteus inhibits melanoma cell metastasis by blocking cell adhesion and invasion
- Author(s)
- Sang Bae Han; Chang Woo Lee; Jong Soon Kang; Yeo Dae Yoon; Ki Hoon Lee; Kiho Lee; Song Kyu Park; Hwan Mook Kim
- Bibliographic Citation
- International Immunopharmacology, vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 697-702
- Publication Year
- 2006
- Abstract
- The acidic polysaccharide (PL) from Phellinus linteus is an immunostimulator that has therapeutic activity against cancers. Here, we show that PL markedly inhibits melanoma cell metastasis in mice, and report that PL directly inhibits cancer cell adhesion to and invasion through the extracellular matrix, but that it has no direct effect on cancer cell growth. In addition, we found that PL increased macrophage NO production. These results suggest that PL has two antimetastatic functions, i.e., it acts as an immunopotentiator and as a direct inhibitor of cancer cell adhesion.
- Keyword
- Adhesion; Invasion; Metastasis; Phellinus linteus
- ISSN
- 1567-5769
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- DOI
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.intimp.2005.10.003
- Type
- Article
- Appears in Collections:
- Ochang Branch Institute > Division of Bioinfrastructure > Laboratory Animal Resource Center > 1. Journal Articles
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