The immunomodulator PSK induces in vitro cytotoxic activity in tumour cell lines via arrest of cell cycle and induction of apoptosis |
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Authors: | Eva Jiménez-Medina Enrique Berruguilla Irene Romero Ignacio Algarra Antonia Collado Federico Garrido Angel Garcia-Lora |
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Affiliation: | 1.Servicio de Análisis Clínicos e Inmunologia, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves,Universidad de Granada,Granada,Spain;2.Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud,Universidad Jaén,Jaén,Spain;3.Unidad de Investigación,Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves,Granada,Spain |
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Abstract: | Background Protein-bound polysaccharide (PSK) is derived from the CM-101 strain of the fungus Coriolus versicolor and has shown anticancer activity in vitro and in in vivo experimental models and human cancers. Several randomized clinical trials have demonstrated that PSK has great potential in adjuvant cancer therapy, with positive results in the adjuvant treatment of gastric, esophageal, colorectal, breast and lung cancers. These studies have suggested the efficacy of PSK as an immunomodulator of biological responses. The precise molecular mechanisms responsible for its biological activity have yet to be fully elucidated. |
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