19:10 - 21:00
Room: Ishikawa Ongakudō Interchange Hall
Poster Session
Ganoderma formosanum polysaccharides enhance antitumor immune responses and downregulate myeloid-derived suppressor cells in mice bearing CT26 colon adenocacinoma cells
Jhe-Yu Yang, Chun-Jen Chen
Department of Biochemical Science and Technology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

The fungus of Ganoderma is a basidiomycete that has been used as a health-promoting supplement in traditional Asian medicine for centuries, and many pharmacologically active substances of Ganoderma have been characterized. Ganoderma formosanum is a native species of Ganoderma isolated in Taiwan, and our previous studies showed that a polysaccharide fraction, PS-F2, purified from the submerged culture fluid of G. formosanum exhibited immunostimulatory and adjuvant activities in vivo. In the current study, we investigated the antitumor and immunomodulatory effects of PS-F2 in mice bearing CT26 colon adenocarcinoma cells. In both preventive and therapeutic regimens, continuous oral administration of PS-F2 effectively suppressed the growth of CT26 tumor with no adverse effects on the animals’ health. PS-F2 treatment resulted in augmented Th1 and CTL responses, while the accumulation of polymorphonuclear myeloid-derived suppressor cells (PMN-MDSCs) was significantly reduced in the spleen. PS-F2 treatment also reduced the serum level of TGF-β and the accumulation of tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) in the tumor. Taken together, our data show that continuous oral administration of G. formosanum polysaccharides PS-F2 can activate T cell responses while inhibiting the generation of PMN-MDSCs and TAMs, leading to delayed tumor progression.


Reference:
Tu-P14-41
Session:
Poster Session 14 “Cytokines in cancer development and antitumor immune therapy”
Presenter/s:
Chun-Jen Chen
Presentation type:
Poster Presentation
Room:
Ishikawa Ongakudō Interchange Hall
Date:
Tuesday, 31 October 2017
Time:
19:10 - 21:00
Session times:
19:10 - 21:00