Anticancer polysaccharides from natural resources: A review of recent research

Senescence Effects of Angelica sinensis Polysaccharides on Human Acute Myelogenous Leukemia Stem and Progenitor Cells

“…Previous studies have described several characteristics of ASP in other systems. Perhaps most infatuatedly, ASP is known to be potent anti-tumor drug (Shang et al, 2003;Zong et al, 2012). In the present study, we investigated the molecular mechanisms underlying the anticancer effects of ASP on leukemia stem cells.…”

Progress on Understanding the Anticancer Mechanisms of Medicinal Mushroom: Inonotus Obliquus

“…A report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) showed that an estimated 12.7 million people were diagnosed with cancer globally and about 7.6 million people died of it in 2008 (Zong et al, 2012). As estimated in this report, more than 21 million new cancer cases and 13 million deaths are expected by 2030.…”

“…The mechanisms polysaccharides from natural resources exert their tumor inhibition effects are reviewed by Zong et al (2012) and can be assigned into the following four aspects: (1) the prevention of tumorigenesis by oral consumption of active preparations; (2) direct anticancer; (3) immunopotentiation activity in combination with chemotherapy; and (4) the inhibition of tumor metastasis.…”

Chemical features of Ganoderma polysaccharides with antioxidant, antitumor and antimicrobial activities

“…The crude water-soluble extract of G. lucidum has been used in traditional Chinese medicine as antitumor and immunomodulating agent (Zong et al, 2012). Most reports concerning the antitumor activity of polysaccharides from Ganoderma demonstrate that it is mainly related to the host-mediated immune function (Gao et al, 2005a;Paterson, 2006).…”