Immunomodulating agents Polysaccharides

A. O. Tzianabos (2000). Polysaccharide immunomodulators as therapeutic agents structural aspects and biologic function. Clin. Microbiol. Rev. 13 523-533. 

It may be emphasized again here that the botanical polysaccharides with immunomodulatory properties are also known to be potent antioxidants [5,27]. Many studies have shown that the oxidative stress producing free radicals lead to both initiation and promotion of multistage carcinogenesis [25,35]. These findings suggest that the plant polysaccharides, which are natural antioxidants, immunomodulators as well as antitumor agents, are expected to be the future chemotherapeutics of choice. 

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