描述 |
λ-Carrageenan is a seaweed polysaccharide which has been generally used as pro-inflammatory agent in the basic research. λ-Carrageenan is a potent antitumor agent. 6 weeks old mice with high dietary Lambda-Carrageenan consumption showed altered colonic microbiota composition that resulted in degradation of the colonic mucus layer, a raised fecal LPS level, and a decrease in the presence of bacterially derived short-chain fatty acids[1]. λ-Carrageenan (50 mg/kg every two days; intratumoral injection) inhibits tumor growth in B16-F10 and 4T1 bearing mice. λ-carrageenan exhibits considerable antitumor effect via intratumoral injection and significantly improves the tumor immune response with increased infiltrates of immunostimulating cells and increases production of proinflammatory cytokines[2]. |