Polysaccharides from Dioscorea (山藥 Shān Yào) and Other Phytochemicals Enhance Antitumor Effects Induced by DNA Vaccine Against Melanoma

Adjuvants can be used to enhance the immunogenicity of antigens and improve the efficacy of vaccines. Potent adjuvant action is known to often correlate with the activation of the transcription factor, nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB). Specific plant polysaccharides and a variety of phytochemicals from foo...

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Main Authors: Wen-Chi Wei, Jeng-Hwan Wang, Kandan Aravindaram, Shu-Jane Wang, Chih-Chien Hsu, Chin-Jin Li, Chih-Chun Wen, Jyh-Horng Sheu, Ning-Sun Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2225411016302085