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Polysaccharide K and Coriolus versicolor extracts for lung cancer: a systematic review.
Fritz H, Kennedy DA, Ishii M, Fergusson D, Fernandes R, Cooley K, Seely D. Fritz H, et al. Integr Cancer Ther. 2015 May;14(3):201-11. doi: 10.1177/1534735415572883. Epub 2015 Mar 17. Integr Cancer Ther. 2015. PMID: 25784670 Free article. Review.
BACKGROUND: Polysaccharide K, also known as PSK or Krestin, is derived from the Coriolus versicolor mushroom and is widely used in Japan as an adjuvant immunotherapy for a variety of cancer including lung cancer. ...
BACKGROUND: Polysaccharide K, also known as PSK or Krestin, is derived from the Coriolus versicolor mushroom and is widely use …
Polysaccharide-K (PSK) in cancer--old story, new possibilities?
Sun C, Rosendahl AH, Wang XD, Wu DQ, Andersson R. Sun C, et al. Curr Med Chem. 2012;19(5):757-62. doi: 10.2174/092986712798992020. Curr Med Chem. 2012. PMID: 22204346 Review.
Polysaccharide-K (PSK, Krestin) is one of the most commonly used medicinal mushroom extracts with a long history as an additive in cancer therapy in Asia, especially in Japan. ...
Polysaccharide-K (PSK, Krestin) is one of the most commonly used medicinal mushroom extracts with a long history as an additiv …
Biological mechanism and clinical effect of protein-bound polysaccharide K (KRESTIN()): review of development and future perspectives.
Maehara Y, Tsujitani S, Saeki H, Oki E, Yoshinaga K, Emi Y, Morita M, Kohnoe S, Kakeji Y, Yano T, Baba H. Maehara Y, et al. Surg Today. 2012 Jan;42(1):8-28. doi: 10.1007/s00595-011-0075-7. Epub 2011 Dec 6. Surg Today. 2012. PMID: 22139128 Free PMC article. Review.
The mechanism of action of protein-bound polysaccharide K (PSK; KRESTIN()) involves the following actions: (1) recovery from immunosuppression induced by humoral factors such as transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta or as a result of surgery and chemotherapy; (2) ac …
The mechanism of action of protein-bound polysaccharide K (PSK; KRESTIN()) involves the following actions: (1) recovery from i …
Anticancer effects and mechanisms of polysaccharide-K (PSK): implications of cancer immunotherapy.
Fisher M, Yang LX. Fisher M, et al. Anticancer Res. 2002 May-Jun;22(3):1737-54. Anticancer Res. 2002. PMID: 12168863 Review.
Polysaccharide-K (polysaccharide-Kureha; PSK), also known as krestin, is a unique protein-bound polysaccharide, which has been used as a chemoimmunotherapy agent in the treatment of cancer in Asia for over 30 years. ...
Polysaccharide-K (polysaccharide-Kureha; PSK), also known as krestin, is a unique protein-bound polysaccharide, which has been …
Protein-bound polysaccharide-K induces IL-1beta via TLR2 and NLRP3 inflammasome activation.
Yang Y, Inatsuka C, Gad E, Disis ML, Standish LJ, Pugh N, Pasco DS, Lu H. Yang Y, et al. Innate Immun. 2014 Nov;20(8):857-66. doi: 10.1177/1753425913513814. Epub 2013 Dec 9. Innate Immun. 2014. PMID: 24323452 Free PMC article.
The current study examined the potential of protein-bound polysaccharide-K (PSK), a hot water extract from Trametes versicolor, to activate inflammasome. ...
The current study examined the potential of protein-bound polysaccharide-K (PSK), a hot water extract from Trametes versicolor …
Polysaccharide-K (PSK) increases p21(WAF/Cip1) and promotes apoptosis in pancreatic cancer cells.
Rosendahl AH, Sun C, Wu D, Andersson R. Rosendahl AH, et al. Pancreatology. 2012 Nov-Dec;12(6):467-74. doi: 10.1016/j.pan.2012.09.004. Epub 2012 Sep 23. Pancreatology. 2012. PMID: 23217280
BACKGROUND: Polysaccharide-K (PSK, Krestin()) is a natural remedy and one of the most commonly used medicinal mushroom extracts. ...
BACKGROUND: Polysaccharide-K (PSK, Krestin()) is a natural remedy and one of the most commonly used medicinal mushroom extract …
Polysaccharide-K augments docetaxel-induced tumor suppression and antitumor immune response in an immunocompetent murine model of human prostate cancer.
Wenner CA, Martzen MR, Lu H, Verneris MR, Wang H, Slaton JW. Wenner CA, et al. Int J Oncol. 2012 Apr;40(4):905-13. doi: 10.3892/ijo.2011.1292. Epub 2011 Dec 12. Int J Oncol. 2012. PMID: 22159900 Free PMC article.
Novel therapies are needed to better contend with this disease. Polysaccharide-K (PSK), an extract of the mushroom Trametes versicolor, has immunomodulatory and tumor suppressive activities. ...
Novel therapies are needed to better contend with this disease. Polysaccharide-K (PSK), an extract of the mushroom Trametes ve …
Protein-bound polysaccharide K reduced the invasive ability of colon cancer cell lines.
Uwafuji S, Goi T, Naruse T, Kurebayashi H, Nakazawa T, Hirono Y, Yamaguchi A. Uwafuji S, et al. Anticancer Res. 2013 Nov;33(11):4841-5. Anticancer Res. 2013. PMID: 24222121
BACKGROUND/AIM: A protein-bound polysaccharide, polysaccharide K (PSK), is a non-specific immunological agent used in the treatment of colon cancer, however few studies have investigated the genetic changes in cancer cells treated with PSK. ...
BACKGROUND/AIM: A protein-bound polysaccharide, polysaccharide K (PSK), is a non-specific immunological agent used in the trea …
Polysaccharide-K (PSK) may suppress surgical stress-induced metastasis in rat colon cancer.
Tamagawa K, Horiuchi T, Wada T, Bannai K, Ando T. Tamagawa K, et al. Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2012 Mar;397(3):475-80. doi: 10.1007/s00423-011-0896-2. Epub 2011 Dec 30. Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2012. PMID: 22207390
Using a rat model of hepatic I/R-induced liver metastasis, we investigated the metastasis-suppressing effect of polysaccharide-K (PSK), a biological response modifier composed of protein-bound polysaccharide. ...
Using a rat model of hepatic I/R-induced liver metastasis, we investigated the metastasis-suppressing effect of polysaccharide-K …
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