Taro Lectin Can Act as a Cytokine-Mimetic Compound, Stimulating Myeloid and T Lymphocyte Lineages and Protecting Progenitors in Murine Bone Marrow

• Main Authors: Erika Bertozzi de Aquino Mattos (Author), Patricia Ribeiro Pereira (Author), Lyris Anunciata Demétrio Mérida (Author), Anna Carolina Nitzsche Teixeira Fernandes Corrêa (Author), Maria Paula Vigna Freire (Author), Vania Margaret Flosi Paschoalin (Author), Gerlinde Agate Platais Brasil Teixeira (Author), Maria de Fátima Brandão Pinho (Author), Maurício Afonso Verícimo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Taro (<i>Colocasia esculenta</i>) corm is traditionally consumed as a medicinal plant to stimulate immune responses and restore a health status. Tarin, a taro lectin, is considered responsible for the immunomodulatory effects of taro. In the present study, in order to investigate the eff...