Innate immune stimulation of exo-polymers prepared from Cordyceps sinensis by submerged culture

Taek Joon Yoon, Kwang Won Yu, Kwang Soon Shin, Hyung Joo Suh

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    Abstract

    After we prepared exo-polymers (EPS) from Cordyceps sinensis by submerged culture, prophylactic intravenous administration (i.v.) of EPS significantly inhibited metastasis in experimental lung metastasis of colon 26-M3.1 carcinoma. Cytotoxicity against Yac-1 tumor cells of natural killer (NK) cell, which was prepared by i.v. of EPS (100 μg/mouse), significantly augmented 2 days after EPS treatment. When NK cells were depleted by rabbit anti-asialo GM1 serum, even the EPS group totally abolished the inhibitory effect on lung metastasis of colon 26-M3.1 cells. EPS can stimulate innate immune system to inhibit tumor metastasis, and its anti-tumor metastasis is associated with macrophage and NK cell activation.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1087-1093
    Number of pages7
    JournalApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology
    Volume80
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2008 Oct

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    Acknowledgment This study was carried out with the support of “On-Site Cooperative Agriculture Research Project (Project No. 20070401080069)”, RDA, Republic of Korea.

    Copyright:
    Copyright 2009 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

    Keywords

    • Cordyceps sinensis
    • Cytokine
    • Exo-polymer
    • Innate immunity
    • NK cell
    • Tumor metastasis

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Biotechnology
    • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

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