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Selenium-containing polysaccharides from Lentinula edodes-Biological activity

Kaleta, B., Gorski, A., Zagozdzon, R., Cieslak, M. and others · Carbohydrate Polymers · 2019

Preclinical

Abstract

Selenium-enriched polysaccharides from shiitake (Lentinula edodes) showed selective immunosuppressive activity on human T lymphocytes and protected cells from oxidative stress, indicating immunomodulatory and cytoprotective bioactivity enhanced by selenium.

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Kaleta, B., Gorski, A., Zagozdzon, R., Cieslak, M. and others (2019) 'Selenium-containing polysaccharides from Lentinula edodes-Biological activity', Carbohydrate Polymers, 223, pp. 115078. doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.115078

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