title: [Prospects for the use of plant polysaccharides in complex treatment of malignant tumors].
abstract: The pharmacological properties of plant polysaccharides are reviewed and original experimental data on the properties of water-soluble polysaccharides isolated from Acorus calamus L. are presented. The possibility of using plant (in particular, Acorus calamus) polysaccharides to increase the effectiveness of anticancer treatment of transferred tumors and to reduce the toxic effects of cytostatic treatment on the normal cells of blood, liver, and epithelium of thin intestine in experimental animals has been demonstrated.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Safonova
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Razina
authors.forename: E P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Zueva
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Lopatina
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Efimova
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Gur'ev
authors.forename: O Iu
authors.initials: OIu
authors.lastname: Rybalkina
authors.forename: Iu S
authors.initials: IuS
authors.lastname: Khotimchenko
mesh_terms: D029023:Acorus / Q000737:chemistry*; D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003603:Cytotoxins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D003603:Cytotoxins; D011134:Polysaccharides