Effect of the molecular mass of tremella polysaccharides on accelerated recovery from cyclophosphamide-induced leucopenia in rats

Molecules. 2012 Mar 23;17(4):3609-17. doi: 10.3390/molecules17043609.

Abstract

The body of tremella were decocted with water, and hydrolyzed with 0.1 mol/L hydrochloric acid for different times, giving tremella polysaccharides with six molecular mass values. The structures of all the tremella polysaccharides had non-reducing terminals of β-D-pyranglucuronide, the backbone was composed of (1 → 3)-linked β-D-manno-pyranoside, and the side chain composed of (1 → 6)-linked β-D-xylopyranoside was attached to the C(2) of the backbone mannopyranoside. Immunomodulatory effect studies indicated that tremella polysaccharides increased the counts of leukocytes in the peripheral blood which were significantly lowered by cyclophosphamide, and the lower the molecular mass of the tremella polysaccharide, the better this effect was.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating / toxicity*
  • Basidiomycota / chemistry*
  • Bone Marrow Cells / drug effects
  • Cyclophosphamide / toxicity*
  • Female
  • Leukocyte Count
  • Leukocytes / drug effects
  • Leukopenia / chemically induced*
  • Leukopenia / drug therapy
  • Male
  • Methylation
  • Molecular Weight
  • Polysaccharides / administration & dosage
  • Polysaccharides / chemistry*
  • Polysaccharides / pharmacology
  • Rats

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating
  • Polysaccharides
  • Cyclophosphamide