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Vladislav V Glinsky1, Avraham Raz.
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In this minireview, we examine the ability of modified citrus pectin (MCP), a complex water soluble indigestible polysaccharide obtained from the peel and pulp of citrus fruits and modified by means of high pH and temperature treatment, to affect numerous rate-limiting steps in cancer metastasis. The anti-adhesive properties of MCP as well as its potential for increasing apoptotic responses of tumor cells to chemotherapy by inhibiting galectin-3 anti-apoptotic function are discussed in the light of a potential use of this carbohydrate-based substance in the treatment of multiple human malignancies.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 19061992 PMCID: PMC2782490 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2008.08.038
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Carbohydr Res ISSN: 0008-6215 Impact factor: 2.104