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Lizeng Cheng1, Liang Chen2, Qiongqiong Yang3
1College of Life & Environment Science, Shanghai Normal University, 100 Guilin, Rd., 200234 Xuhui, Shanghai, China; School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan, Rd., 200240 Minheng, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center for Food Safety, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan, Rd., 200240 Minheng, Shanghai, China.
Abstract:
Selenium (Se)-containing polysaccharide, a Se-conjugate macromolecule, generally exhibited higher antitumor activity than its regular polysaccharide. Previously, we extracted Se-containing tea polysaccharides (Se-TPS) from Se-enriched tea, and explored its structure and antioxidant activity. In this study, we investigated antitumor activity of Se-TPS on sarcoma 180 (S-180), and compared with its regular polysaccharides TPS and dietary supplement Se-yeast. In vitro antitumor activity of Se-TPS was evaluated by MTT and LDH assays, and the results indicated that Se-TPS can significantly inhibit the proliferation of S-180 in dose-dependent manner (R2=0.97, p<0.0001). In S-180 cancer xenograft model in Kunming mice, Se-TPS oral administration at three doses of 50, 100 and 200mg/kg body weight daily for 13days resulted in significant tumor regression. At the same dose, Se-TPS exhibited significantly higher antitumor activity than TPS and Se-yeast. Importantly, Se-TPS can significantly increase the spleen and thymus indices of tumor-bearing mice, suggesting the safety and immunomodulatory activity of Se-TPS. Therefore, Se-TPS may be a desirable antitumor agent for therapeutic and immunomodulatory applications.
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