Abstract:
AIMS:Ganoderma lucidum, a traditional Chinese medicine, is well known as a modulator of functions of the immune system as well as an anti-tumour agent. However, its active compounds and their molecular mechanisms of action are not well established. GLIS, a proteoglycan isolated from the fruiting body of G. lucidum, stimulates directly the activation of B lymphocytes. In this work, the immunoactivation capacities of GLIS as well as its anti-tumour effect were investigated in vitro and in vivo. MAIN METHODS:Tumour-bearing mice were prepared by inoculation of mouse sarcoma S180 cells into BALB/c mice. Lymphocytes and bone marrow-derived macrophages were isolated from spleen and tibia/femurs, respectively. After stimulation with GLIS different immune responses of these cells were analysed. Anti-tumour effect of GLIS was determined. KEY FINDINGS:After treatment with GLIS, spleen-derived B lymphocytes from tumour-bearing mice became activated, proliferated and produced large amounts of immunoglobulins. Bone marrow-derived macrophages from tumour-bearing mice also became activated after exposure to GLIS, and they produced important immunomodulatory substances, such as IL-1β, TNF-α and reactive nitrogen intermediates, like NO. GLIS markedly increased phagocytosis of macrophages, and very importantly, it markedly raised the macrophage-mediated tumour cytotoxicity. Treatment of mice with GLIS caused an inhibition of mouse sarcoma S180 tumour growth by 60% in vivo. SIGNIFICANCE:These results indicate that GLIS exhibits a capacity to increase remarkably both humoral and cellular immune activities of tumour-bearing mice and inhibits tumour growth significantly. The anti-tumour effect of GLIS results from its capacity to increase the host's immune activity.
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Life Scijournal_title
Life sciencesauthors
Zhang J,Tang Q,Zhou C,Jia W,Da Silva L,Nguyen LD,Reutter W,Fan Hdoi
10.1016/j.lfs.2010.09.026subject
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2010-11-20 00:00:00pages
628-37issue
19-22eissn
0024-3205issn
1879-0631pii
S0024-3205(10)00414-5journal_volume
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