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

• Hauptverfasser: Erika Bertozzi de Aquino Mattos (Verfasst von), Patricia Ribeiro Pereira (Verfasst von), Lyris Anunciata Demétrio Mérida (Verfasst von), Anna Carolina Nitzsche Teixeira Fernandes Corrêa (Verfasst von), Maria Paula Vigna Freire (Verfasst von), Vania Margaret Flosi Paschoalin (Verfasst von), Gerlinde Agate Platais Brasil Teixeira (Verfasst von), Maria de Fátima Brandão Pinho (Verfasst von), Maurício Afonso Verícimo (Verfasst von)
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• Veröffentlicht: MDPI AG, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...