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Nat Prod Commun 2016 May 01;115:605-6.
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Immunological Adjuvant Activity of Pectinioside A, the Steroidal Saponin from the Starfish Patiria pectinifera.

Kawase O , Ohno O , Suenaga K , Xuan X .


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The steroidal saponin, pectinioside A, was isolated from the starfish, Patiria pectinifera. When it was subcutaneously injected into mice with ovalbumin (OVA), it facilitated the production of OVA-specific total IgG and IgG1 but not IgG2a. To our knowledge, this is the first report suggesting that starfish saponin has the potential to be an immunological adjuvant, stimulating Th2 type immune response.

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