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ReviewFrontiers in pharmacology2025

Harnessing marine algal polysaccharides for combination cancer therapy: pharmacological mechanisms and clinical perspectives.

Jing Zhong, Sookja Kim Chung, Xiaoling Han, Riming Huang, Baojun Xu, Io Nam Wong

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Review in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Jing ZhongFaculty of Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China.
Sookja Kim ChungFaculty of Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China.
Xiaoling HanFaculty of Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China.
Riming HuangGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food Quality and Safety, College of Food Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.
Baojun XuFood Science and Technology Program, Department of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University, Zhuhai, China.
Io Nam WongFaculty of Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Algal polysaccharides (APs) have attracted increasing interest in recent years as adjunctive agents in cancer therapy due to their abundance, low toxicity, and diverse bioactivity. This review explores the pharmacological effects and mechanisms of APs in combination with chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and immunotherapy, as well as their potential as a nano medicine delivery system. It highlights a wide range of biological activities exhibited by APs in combination therapy, including enhanced tumor cell killing, modulation of the tumor immune microenvironment, and protection of healthy tissues from treatment-related toxicity. Furthermore, the review summarizes the advancements in the pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, and safety profiles of APs, emphasizing the need for standardized raw materials, combined strengths analysis, and clinical validation as key future directions.

Indexed as

algal polysaccharidesanti-cancercombination cancer therapypharmacological effectstherapeutic safety enhancement

Identifiers

PMID41378212
PMCPMC12685836

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