Isolation, structure characterization, and immunomodulating activity of a hyperbranched polysaccharide from the fruiting bodies of Ganoderma sinense

J Agric Food Chem. 2012 May 2;60(17):4276-81. doi: 10.1021/jf205056u. Epub 2012 Apr 18.

Abstract

A polysaccharide (GSP-6B) with a molecular mass of 1.86 × 10⁶ Da was isolated from the fruiting bodies of Ganoderma sinense . Chemical composition analysis, methylation analysis, infrared spectroscopy, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy were conducted to elucidate its structure. GSP-6B contains a backbone of (1→6)-linked-β-D-glucopyranosyl residues, bearing branches at the O-3 position of every two sugar residues along the backbone. The side chains contain (1→4)-linked-β-D-glucopyranosyl residues, (1→3)-linked-β-D-glucopyranosyl residues, and nonreducing end β-D-glucopyranosyl residues. An in vitro immunomodulating activity assay revealed that GSP-6B could significantly induce the release of IL-1β and TNF-α in human peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) and showed no toxicity to either PBMC or a human macrophage cell line THP-1. GSP-6B could also activate dendritic cells (DC) by stimulating the secretion of IL-12 and IL-10 from DC.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Carbohydrate Conformation
  • Cell Line
  • Dendritic Cells / drug effects
  • Dendritic Cells / immunology
  • Fruiting Bodies, Fungal / chemistry*
  • Ganoderma / chemistry*
  • Humans
  • Immunologic Factors / pharmacology*
  • Interleukin-10 / metabolism
  • Interleukin-12 / metabolism
  • Interleukin-1beta / metabolism
  • Leukocytes, Mononuclear / drug effects
  • Leukocytes, Mononuclear / immunology
  • Molecular Structure
  • Polysaccharides / chemistry*
  • Polysaccharides / pharmacology*
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / metabolism

Substances

  • Immunologic Factors
  • Interleukin-1beta
  • Polysaccharides
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
  • Interleukin-10
  • Interleukin-12