What is it about?
The study investigated the potential of hot water-soluble polysaccharides from lotus seeds (LSPS) in treating mouse gastric cancer, human liver cancer, and mouse hepatocarcinoma. The results indicate that LSPS effectively inhibited tumor growth in mice and improved their immune response. LSPS has promising implications as an antitumor and immunomodulatory agent for cancer therapy.
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Why is it important?
The study shows that LSPS exhibit fewer side effects compared to the commonly-used chemotherapy drug cyclophosphamide, while also improving immune response in tumor-bearing mice. The findings suggest that LSPS could be a potentially natural and safe alternative to traditional chemotherapy drugs for treating cancer. Further research is necessary to establish its effectiveness in human cancer treatment.
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This page is a summary of: Cytotoxic, Antitumor and Immunomodulatory Effects of the Water-Soluble Polysaccharides from Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) Seeds, Molecules, November 2016, MDPI AG,
DOI: 10.3390/molecules21111465.
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