title: Immunomodulatory function of murine NK cell activity by alginate.
abstract: The in vivo immunomodulatory function of the activity of murine natural killer (NK) cells induced by high mannuronic acid-containing alginate (HMA) was examined. HMA was injected i.p at doses of 25 and 100 mg/kg. The NK activity was 3 times higher with 100 mg/kg HMA than the baseline. In addition, in vitro studies of splenocytes cultured with HMA for 20 h showed a significant increase in NK activity at E:T ratio of 100:1; a 160% and 210% increase at 10 and 100 microg/mL, respectively. There was a six fold increase in interferon-gamma production in a postculture of splenocytes with 100 microg/mL HMA. HMA had no suppressive effects on the lymphocyte function in the presence or absence of mitogens. This suggests that HMA is useful in cancer immunotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacognosy and Material development, Samcheok National University, Samcheok 245-711, Korea.
authors.forename: Eun-Wha
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Son
authors.forename: Kwang-Hee
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Dong-Kwon
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Rhee
authors.forename: Suhkneung
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pyo
mesh_terms: D000464:Alginates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D020723:Glucuronic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D006603:Hexuronic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000187:drug effects*; D018655:Lymphocyte Count; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008934:Mitogens / Q000494:pharmacology; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000464:Alginates; D006603:Hexuronic Acids; D007155:Immunologic Factors; D008934:Mitogens; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D020723:Glucuronic Acid