Title : Structural characteristics and biological effects of exopolysaccharide produced by cyanobacterium Nostoc sp.

Pub. Date : 2020 Oct 1

PMID : 32442574






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1 Without significant cytotoxicity on the RAW 264.7 cells, EPS stimulated the macrophage cells to produce pro-inflammatory cytokines tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), and prostaglandins (PGs) and nitric oxide (NO) via induction of COX-2 and iNOS expression, respectively, suggesting that this biopolymer potentiates an early innate immune response and can therefore be used as a new immune modulator. Nitric Oxide interleukin 6 Mus musculus