Croatica Chemica Acta, Vol. 68 No. 3, 1995.
Conference paper
Immunostimulants of Plant Origin
Hildebert Wagner
; Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology, University of Munich, Germany
Abstract
Our recent screening program with higher plants has revealed many low Mr compounds (e.g. alkaloids, quinones, terpenoids, phe- nolcarboxylic acids) and high Mr compounds (e.g. polysaccharides, glycoproteins) with a pronounced immunostimulating potential. The most promising low Mr compounds are some cytostatic compounds, which are known for their direct antitumoral activities at high doses and which exert immunostimulating effects when applied in minute doses. In the class of high Mr compounds, primarily some complex acidic arabinogalactans or rhamnogalacturonans (e.g. Echinacea purp., Achyrocline sat., Urtica dioica) show significant immunostimulating activities in vitro and in vivo.
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136721
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Publication date:
1.9.1995.
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