Background Mistletoe extracts are commonly used in cancer patients. It is claimed that they
improve survival and quality of life (QOL) in cancer patients. Objectives To determine the …

Viscum album L., the European mistletoe, is a common species from the Viscaceae family.
This evergreen hemiparasitic shrub grows on various trees and contains diverse …

Abstract Mistletoe lectin I (ML-I) is a major active component in plant extracts of Viscum
album that is increasingly used in adjuvant cancer therapy. ML-I exerts potent …

Since the early discovery of plant lectins at the end of the 19th century, and the finding that
they could agglutinate erythrocytes and precipitate glycans from their solutions, many …

Typically occurring during secondary dengue virus (DENV) infections, dengue hemorrhagic
fever (DHF) causes abnormal immune responses, as well as endothelial vascular …

Lysolipid-containing thermosensitive liposomes (LTSL) are clinically-relevant drug
nanocarriers which have been used to deliver small molecule cytostatics to tumors in …

When imagining to monitor animal cells through a microscope with resolution at the
molecular level, a salient attribute of their surfaces will be the abundance of glycan chains …

Lectins are proteins or glycoproteins of non-immune origin with carbohydrate-binding
properties. They are found both prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. The most abundant …

In this study, the prophylactic effect of the main lectin present in Aloe vera leaf pulp extract
(Aloctin I) was assayed against Ehrlich ascites tumours in mice. The lectin administered …

An old goal of natural complementary medical therapy has been to aim at a long-term
stimulation of natural resistance in order to restrain cancer progression or improve defective …