Polysaccharide-K (PSK) in Cancer : Old Story, New Possibilities?
Författare
Summary, in English
Polysaccharide-K (PSK, Krestin) is one of the most commonly used medicinal mushroom extracts with a long history as an additive in cancer therapy in Asia, especially in Japan. PSK has a documented anti-tumor activity both in vitro and in vitro, in various types of cancers, including colorectal, gastric, breast, liver, pancreatic, and lung cancer. Despite PSK having been studied for about 40 years as an immune modulator and biological response modifier, the mechanisms of action by PSK have not yet been clearly and completely elucidated. This review aims to provide an up-to-date account for the effects of PSK in cancer with the hope of thereby providing an increased understanding of the molecular mechanisms of PSK and also its potential as an additive in modern cancer therapy.
Avdelning/ar
- Kirurgi, Lund
- BioCARE: Biomarkers in Cancer Medicine improving Health Care, Education and Innovation
Publiceringsår
2012
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
757-762
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Current Medicinal Chemistry
Volym
19
Issue
5
Länkar
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Bentham Science Publishers
Ämne
- Medicinal Chemistry
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 0929-8673