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23 Citations
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Chondroitin Sulfate and Fucosylated Chondroitin Sulfate as Stimulators of Hematopoiesis in Cyclophosphamide-Induced Mice

  • Nadezhda E. Ustyuzhanina,
  • Natalia Yu. Anisimova,
  • Maria I. Bilan,
  • Fedor V. Donenko,
  • Galina E. Morozevich,
  • Dmitriy V. Yashunskiy,
  • Anatolii I. Usov,
  • Nara G. Siminyan,
  • Kirill I. Kirgisov and
  • Nikolay E. Nifantiev
  • + 2 authors

24 October 2021

The immunosuppression and inhibition of hematopoiesis are considered to be reasons for the development of complications after intensive chemotherapy and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Chondroitin sulfate (CS), isolated from the f...

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  • Open Access
56 Citations
5,855 Views
12 Pages

Structure and Anti-Inflammatory Activity of a New Unusual Fucosylated Chondroitin Sulfate from Cucumaria djakonovi

  • Nadezhda E. Ustyuzhanina,
  • Maria I. Bilan,
  • Elena G. Panina,
  • Nadezhda P. Sanamyan,
  • Andrey S. Dmitrenok,
  • Eugenia A. Tsvetkova,
  • Natalia A. Ushakova,
  • Alexander S. Shashkov,
  • Nikolay E. Nifantiev and
  • Anatolii I. Usov

17 October 2018

Fucosylated chondroitin sulfate CD was isolated from the sea cucumber Cucumaria djakonovi collected from the Avachinsky Gulf of the eastern coast of Kamchatka. Structural characterization of CD was performed using a series of non-destructive NMR spec...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,526 Views
19 Pages

19 April 2024

Fucosylated chondroitin sulfate is a unique glycosaminoglycan isolated from sea cucumbers, with excellent anticoagulant activity. The fucosyl branch in FCS is generally located at the 3-OH of D-glucuronic acid but, recently, a novel structure with &a...

  • Review
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,725 Views
19 Pages

(Semi)-Synthetic Fucosylated Chondroitin Sulfate Oligo- and Polysaccharides

  • Giulia Vessella,
  • Serena Traboni,
  • Antonio Laezza,
  • Alfonso Iadonisi and
  • Emiliano Bedini

1 June 2020

Fucosylated chondroitin sulfate (fCS) is a glycosaminoglycan (GAG) polysaccharide with a unique structure, displaying a backbone composed of alternating N-acetyl-d-galactosamine (GalNAc) and d-glucuronic acid (GlcA) units on which l-fucose (Fuc) bran...

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  • Open Access
35 Citations
12,665 Views
15 Pages

10 August 2012

Fucosylated chondroitin sulfate (FuCS), a kind of complex glycosaminoglycan from sea cucumber, has potent anticoagulant activity. In order to understand the relationship between structures and activity, the depolymerized FuCS (dFuCS) was chosen to pr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,529 Views
17 Pages

A Study for the Access to a Semi-synthetic Regioisomer of Natural Fucosylated Chondroitin Sulfate with Fucosyl Branches on N-acetyl-Galactosamine Units

  • Giulia Vessella,
  • Serena Traboni,
  • Anna V. A. Pirozzi,
  • Antonio Laezza,
  • Alfonso Iadonisi,
  • Chiara Schiraldi and
  • Emiliano Bedini

21 November 2019

Fucosylated chondroitin sulfate (fCS) is a glycosaminoglycan found up to now exclusively in the body wall of sea cucumbers. It shows several interesting activities, with the anticoagulant and antithrombotic as the most attractive ones. Its different...

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  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,798 Views
15 Pages

Fucosylated Chondroitin Sulfate from Bohadschia ocellata: Structure Analysis and Bioactivities

  • Pham Duc Thinh,
  • Hang Thi Thuy Cao,
  • Dinh Thanh Trung,
  • Duong Khanh Minh,
  • Thao Quyen Cao,
  • Tran Thi Thanh Van,
  • Anastasia O. Zueva,
  • Svetlana P. Ermakova and
  • Thanh-Danh Nguyen

27 September 2024

Fucosylated chondroitin sulfate (FCS) was prepared from Bohadschia ocellata using protease hydrolysis. The structural characteristics of FCS were confirmed through chemical composition analysis using FTIR spectroscopy, 1H NMR, and 13C NMR. FCS from B...

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  • Open Access
32 Citations
5,875 Views
8 Pages

Fucoidan and Fucosylated Chondroitin Sulfate Stimulate Hematopoiesis in Cyclophosphamide-Induced Mice

  • Natalia Anisimova,
  • Nadezhda Ustyuzhanina,
  • Maria Bilan,
  • Fedor Donenko,
  • Anatolii Usov,
  • Mikhail Kiselevskiy and
  • Nikolay Nifantiev

30 September 2017

Application of cytostatics in cancer patients’ chemotherapy results in a number of side effects, including the inhibition of various parts of hematopoiesis. Two sulfated polysaccharides, fucoidan from the seaweed Chordaria flagelliformis (PS-Fuc) and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
55 Citations
8,128 Views
13 Pages

Depolymerization of Fucosylated Chondroitin Sulfate with a Modified Fenton-System and Anticoagulant Activity of the Resulting Fragments

  • Jun-hui Li,
  • Shan Li,
  • Zi-jian Zhi,
  • Lu-feng Yan,
  • Xing-qian Ye,
  • Tian Ding,
  • Lei Yan,
  • Robert John Linhardt and
  • Shi-guo Chen

21 September 2016

Fucosylated chondroitin sulfate (fCS) from sea cucumber Isostichopus badionotus (fCS-Ib) with a chondroitin sulfate type E (CSE) backbone and 2,4-O-sulfo fucose branches has shown excellent anticoagulant activity although has also show severe adverse...

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  • Open Access
68 Citations
9,009 Views
12 Pages

In Vivo Anti-Cancer Mechanism of Low-Molecular-Weight Fucosylated Chondroitin Sulfate (LFCS) from Sea Cucumber Cucumaria frondosa

  • Xiaoxiao Liu,
  • Yong Liu,
  • Jiejie Hao,
  • Xiaoliang Zhao,
  • Yinzhi Lang,
  • Fei Fan,
  • Chao Cai,
  • Guoyun Li,
  • Lijuan Zhang and
  • Guangli Yu

The low-molecular-weight fucosylated chondroitin sulfate (LFCS) was prepared from native fucosylated chondroitin sulfate (FCS), which was extracted and isolated from sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa, and the anti-cancer mechanism of LFCS on mouse Lewi...

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  • Open Access
1,371 Views
17 Pages

Implantable Bioresorbable Scaffold with Fucosylated Chondroitin Sulfate as a Promising Device for Delayed Stimulation of Hematopoiesis

  • Natalia Y. Anisimova,
  • Olga V. Rybalchenko,
  • Natalia S. Martynenko,
  • Georgy V. Rybalchenko,
  • Elena A. Lukyanova,
  • Maria I. Bilan,
  • Anatolii I. Usov,
  • Mikhail V. Kiselevskiy and
  • Nikolay E. Nifantiev

28 August 2025

The aim of this study was to evaluate the prospects of using natural fucosylated chondroitin sulfate (FCS) from the sea cucumber Cucumaria japonica as the active component of an implantable biodegradable scaffold to stimulate hematopoiesis in mice wi...

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  • Open Access
1,352 Views
21 Pages

Exploring the Inhibitory Effects of Fucosylated Chondroitin Sulfate (FCS) Oligosaccharide Isolated from Stichopus horrens and the Derivatives on P-Selectin

  • Caiyi Li,
  • Huifang Sun,
  • Xi Gu,
  • Wen Long,
  • Guangyu Zhu,
  • Xiaolu Wu,
  • Yu Wang,
  • Pengfei Li,
  • Le Sha and
  • Jinhua Zhao
  • + 4 authors

30 May 2025

Unique fucosylated chondroitin sulfate (FCS) extracted from the sea cucumber Stichopus horrens was subjected to deacetylation and deaminative depolymerization to generate oligosaccharide fragments containing anTal-diol, which were further purified to...

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  • Open Access
28 Citations
7,244 Views
18 Pages

Synthesis of the Oligosaccharides Related to Branching Sites of Fucosylated Chondroitin Sulfates from Sea Cucumbers

  • Nadezhda E. Ustyuzhanina,
  • Polina A. Fomitskaya,
  • Alexey G. Gerbst,
  • Andrey S. Dmitrenok and
  • Nikolay E. Nifantiev

2 February 2015

Natural anionic polysaccharides fucosylated chondroitin sulfates (FCS) from sea cucumbers attract great attention nowadays due to their ability to influence various biological processes, such as blood coagulation, thrombosis, angiogenesis, inflammati...

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  • Open Access
37 Citations
4,107 Views
10 Pages

Fucosylated Chondroitin Sulfates from the Sea Cucumbers Paracaudina chilensis and Holothuria hilla: Structures and Anticoagulant Activity

  • Nadezhda E. Ustyuzhanina,
  • Maria I. Bilan,
  • Andrey S. Dmitrenok,
  • Alexandra S. Silchenko,
  • Boris B. Grebnev,
  • Valentin A. Stonik,
  • Nikolay E. Nifantiev and
  • Anatolii I. Usov

28 October 2020

Fucosylated chondroitin sulfates (FCSs) PC and HH were isolated from the sea cucumbers Paracaudina chilensis and Holothuria hilla, respectively. The purification of the polysaccharides was carried out by anion-exchange chromatography on a DEAE-Sephac...

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6 Citations
3,203 Views
22 Pages

Anti-Cancer Potential of Transiently Transfected HER2-Specific Human Mixed CAR-T and NK Cell Populations in Experimental Models: Initial Studies on Fucosylated Chondroitin Sulfate Usage for Safer Treatment

  • Irina O. Chikileva,
  • Alexandra V. Bruter,
  • Nadezhda A. Persiyantseva,
  • Maria A. Zamkova,
  • Raimonda Ya. Vlasenko,
  • Yuliya I. Dolzhikova,
  • Irina Zh. Shubina,
  • Fedor V. Donenko,
  • Olga V. Lebedinskaya and
  • Mikhail V. Kiselevskiy
  • + 6 authors

18 September 2023

Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) is overexpressed in numerous cancer cell types. Therapeutic antibodies and chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) against HER2 were developed to treat human tumors. The major limitation of anti-HER2 CAR-T ly...

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  • Open Access
10 Citations
1,991 Views
15 Pages

Fucosylated Chondroitin Sulfates with Rare Disaccharide Branches from the Sea Cucumbers Psolus peronii and Holothuria nobilis: Structures and Influence on Hematopoiesis

  • Nadezhda E. Ustyuzhanina,
  • Maria I. Bilan,
  • Natalia Yu. Anisimova,
  • Sofya P. Nikogosova,
  • Andrey S. Dmitrenok,
  • Evgenia A. Tsvetkova,
  • Elena G. Panina,
  • Nadezhda P. Sanamyan,
  • Sergey A. Avilov and
  • Nikolay E. Nifantiev
  • + 3 authors

30 November 2023

Two fucosylated chondroitin sulfates were isolated from the sea cucumbers Psolus peronii and Holothuria nobilis using a conventional extraction procedure in the presence of papain, followed by anion-exchange chromatography on DEAE-Sephacel. Their com...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
6,610 Views
12 Pages

Conformational Analysis of the Oligosaccharides Related to Side Chains of Holothurian Fucosylated Chondroitin Sulfates

  • Alexey G. Gerbst,
  • Andrey S. Dmitrenok,
  • Nadezhda E. Ustyuzhanina and
  • Nikolay E. Nifantiev

12 February 2015

Anionic polysaccharides fucosylated chondroitin sulfates (FCS) from holothurian species were shown to affect various biological processes, such as metastasis, angiogenesis, clot formation, thrombosis, inflammation, and some others. To understand the...

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  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,830 Views
12 Pages

Inhibition of Cytomegalovirus by Pentacta pygmaea Fucosylated Chondroitin Sulfate Depends on Its Molecular Weight

  • Poonam Sharma,
  • Rohini Dwivedi,
  • Priya Ray,
  • Jayanti Shukla,
  • Vitor H. Pomin and
  • Ritesh Tandon

28 March 2023

Many viruses attach to host cells by first interacting with cell surface proteoglycans containing heparan sulfate (HS) glycosaminoglycan chains and then by engaging with specific receptor, resulting in virus entry. In this project, HS–virus int...

  • Review
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41 Citations
6,237 Views
33 Pages

Galactosaminoglycans: Medical Applications and Drawbacks

  • Vitor H. Pomin,
  • William P. Vignovich,
  • Alysia V. Gonzales,
  • Ariana A. Vasconcelos and
  • Barbara Mulloy

1 August 2019

Galactosaminoglycans (GalAGs) are sulfated glycans composed of alternating N-acetylgalactosamine and uronic acid units. Uronic acid epimerization, sulfation patterns and fucosylation are modifications observed on these molecules. GalAGs have been ext...

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  • Open Access
27 Citations
3,651 Views
13 Pages

Fucose-Rich Sulfated Polysaccharides from Two Vietnamese Sea Cucumbers Bohadschia argus and Holothuria (Theelothuria) spinifera: Structures and Anticoagulant Activity

  • Nadezhda E. Ustyuzhanina,
  • Maria I. Bilan,
  • Andrey S. Dmitrenok,
  • Eugenia A. Tsvetkova,
  • Sofya P. Nikogosova,
  • Cao Thi Thuy Hang,
  • Pham Duc Thinh,
  • Dinh Thanh Trung,
  • Tran Thi Thanh Van and
  • Nikolay E. Nifantiev
  • + 2 authors

6 June 2022

Fucosylated chondroitin sulfates (FCSs) FCS-BA and FCS-HS, as well as fucan sulfates (FSs) FS-BA-AT and FS-HS-AT were isolated from the sea cucumbers Bohadschia argus and Holothuria (Theelothuria) spinifera, respectively. Purification of the polysacc...

  • Review
  • Open Access
25 Citations
4,804 Views
20 Pages

27 July 2021

Marine organisms are a source of active biomolecules with immense therapeutic and nutraceutical potential. Sulfated fucose-rich polysaccharides are present in large quantities in these organisms with important pharmacological effects in several biolo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
158 Citations
14,363 Views
19 Pages

Comparison of Physicochemical Characteristics and Anticoagulant Activities of Polysaccharides from Three Sea Cucumbers

  • Lan Luo,
  • Mingyi Wu,
  • Li Xu,
  • Wu Lian,
  • Jingying Xiang,
  • Feng Lu,
  • Na Gao,
  • Chuang Xiao,
  • Shengmin Wang and
  • Jinhua Zhao

5 February 2013

In order to search for sulfated polysaccharides in different invertebrate connective tissues and to examine their biological activities, we have isolated three types of polysaccharides from the body wall of the three sea cucumbers Holothuria edulis,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,718 Views
15 Pages

Branched Chondroitin Sulfate Oligosaccharides Derived from the Sea Cucumber Acaudina molpadioides Stimulate Neurite Outgrowth

  • Weili Wang,
  • Hui Mao,
  • Sujuan Li,
  • Longlong Zhang,
  • Lian Yang,
  • Ronghua Yin and
  • Jinhua Zhao

21 October 2022

Fucosylated chondroitin sulfate (FCS) from the sea cucumber Acaudina molpadioides (FCSAm) is the first one that was reported to be branched by disaccharide GalNAc-(α1,2)-Fuc3S4S (15%) and sulfated Fuc (85%). Here, four size-homogenous fractions, and...

  • Review
  • Open Access
105 Citations
8,950 Views
15 Pages

6 May 2015

Thromboembolic diseases are increasing worldwide and always require anticoagulant therapy. We still need safer and more secure antithrombotic drugs than those presently available. Sulfated polysaccharides from marine organisms may constitute a new so...

  • Review
  • Open Access
33 Citations
7,512 Views
26 Pages

Marine Antithrombotics

  • Rohini Dwivedi and
  • Vitor H. Pomin

13 October 2020

Thrombosis remains a prime reason of mortality worldwide. With the available antithrombotic drugs, bleeding remains the major downside of current treatments. This raises a clinical concern for all patients undergoing antithrombotic therapy. Novel ant...

  • Review
  • Open Access
41 Citations
6,810 Views
18 Pages

Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) are sulfated glycans capable of regulating various biological and medical functions. Heparin, heparan sulfate, chondroitin sulfate, dermatan sulfate, keratan sulfate and hyaluronan are the principal classes of GAGs found in...

  • Review
  • Open Access
39 Views
36 Pages

Analysis Methods and Structure–Activity Relationships of Polysaccharides in Sea Cucumber: A Review

  • Xingyu Gu,
  • Pengneng Yu,
  • Yuyang Li,
  • Rui Feng,
  • Dong Lv,
  • Zhuoran Song,
  • Tong Geng,
  • Yubo Qin,
  • Ying Li and
  • Qiancheng Zhao
  • + 1 author

24 January 2026

Sea cucumber polysaccharide is a kind of heteropolysaccharide rich in sulfate groups, which has complex structures and various biological activities. Its biological activity is closely related to its chemical composition, molecular weight, and sulfat...

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  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,954 Views
14 Pages

2 October 2022

Glycosaminoglycan from Apostichopus japonicus (AHG) and its depolymerized fragments (DAHGs) are anticoagulant fucosylated chondroitin sulfate. The aim of this study was to further evaluate the anticoagulant and antithrombic activity of AHG and DAHGs,...

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  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,506 Views
15 Pages

Sulfated Glycans Inhibit the Interaction of MERS-CoV Receptor Binding Domain with Heparin

  • Jiyuan Yang,
  • Yuefan Song,
  • Weihua Jin,
  • Ke Xia,
  • Grace C. Burnett,
  • Wanjin Qiao,
  • John T. Bates,
  • Vitor H. Pomin,
  • Chunyu Wang and
  • Fuming Zhang
  • + 3 authors

2 February 2024

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a zoonotic virus with high contagion and mortality rates. Heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs) are ubiquitously expressed on the surface of mammalian cells. Owing to its high negatively char...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
3,974 Views
10 Pages

SPR Sensor-Based Analysis of the Inhibition of Marine Sulfated Glycans on Interactions between Monkeypox Virus Proteins and Glycosaminoglycans

  • Peng He,
  • Deling Shi,
  • Yunran Li,
  • Ke Xia,
  • Seon Beom Kim,
  • Rohini Dwivedi,
  • Marwa Farrag,
  • Vitor H. Pomin,
  • Robert J. Linhardt and
  • Fuming Zhang
  • + 1 author

25 April 2023

Sulfated glycans from marine organisms are excellent sources of naturally occurring glycosaminoglycan (GAG) mimetics that demonstrate therapeutic activities, such as antiviral/microbial infection, anticoagulant, anticancer, and anti-inflammation acti...

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  • Open Access
28 Citations
5,961 Views
15 Pages

A Glycosaminoglycan-Rich Fraction from Sea Cucumber Isostichopus badionotus Has Potent Anti-Inflammatory Properties In Vitro and In Vivo

  • Leticia Olivera-Castillo,
  • George Grant,
  • Nuvia Kantún-Moreno,
  • Hirian A. Barrera-Pérez,
  • Jorge Montero,
  • Miguel A. Olvera-Novoa,
  • Leydi M. Carrillo-Cocom,
  • Juan J. Acevedo,
  • Cesar Puerto-Castillo and
  • Alberto Dávalos
  • + 9 authors

6 June 2020

Sea cucumber body wall contains several naturally occurring bioactive components that possess health-promoting properties. Isostichopus badionotus from Yucatan, Mexico is heavily fished, but little is known about its bioactive constituents. We previo...

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11 Citations
10,032 Views
28 Pages

Marine-Derived Fucose-Containing Carbohydrates: Review of Sources, Structure, and Beneficial Effects on Gastrointestinal Health

  • Xinmiao Ren,
  • Shenyuan Cai,
  • Yiling Zhong,
  • Luying Tang,
  • Mengshi Xiao,
  • Shuang Li,
  • Changliang Zhu,
  • Dongyu Li,
  • Haijin Mou and
  • Xiaodan Fu

29 October 2024

Fucose, fucose-containing oligosaccharides, and fucose-containing polysaccharides have been widely applied in the fields of food and medicine, including applications in Helicobacter pylori eradication and renal function protection. Fucose-containing...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,565 Views
15 Pages

Structural Characterization and Anticoagulant Potential of Colochirus quadrangularis Fucosylated Glycosaminoglycan 5−12 Oligomers with Unusual Branches

  • Xuedong Zhang,
  • Guangwei Yan,
  • Xinming Liu,
  • Jiewen Fu,
  • Xiang Shi,
  • Pei Cao,
  • Yuqian Sun,
  • Shengping Zhong,
  • Jiale Nong and
  • Longyan Zhao
  • + 4 authors

1 February 2025

The depolymerized products and oligosaccharide fractions from sea cucumber fucosylated glycosaminoglycans (FGs) are promising anticoagulant candidates, and more novel FG-derived oligosaccharides from low-priced sea cucumbers are expected to be obtain...

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137 Citations
21,432 Views
15 Pages

Sea Cucumbers Metabolites as Potent Anti-Cancer Agents

  • Naveena B. Janakiram,
  • Altaf Mohammed and
  • Chinthalapally V. Rao

12 May 2015

Sea cucumbers and their extracts have gained immense popularity and interest among researchers and nutritionists due to their nutritive value, potential health benefits, and use in the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases. Many areas of the wor...

  • Review
  • Open Access
83 Citations
10,257 Views
22 Pages

15 August 2022

Sea cucumbers are considered a luxury food item and used locally in traditional medication due to their impressive nutritional profile and curative effects. Sea cucumbers contain a wide range of bioactive compounds, namely phenolics, polysaccharides,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,989 Views
17 Pages

Heparan-6-O-Endosulfatase 2 Promotes Invasiveness of Head and Neck Squamous Carcinoma Cell Lines in Co-Cultures with Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts

  • Pritha Mukherjee,
  • Xin Zhou,
  • Julius Benicky,
  • Aswini Panigrahi,
  • Reem Aljuhani,
  • Jian Liu,
  • Laurie Ailles,
  • Vitor H. Pomin,
  • Zhangjie Wang and
  • Radoslav Goldman

27 October 2023

Local invasiveness of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is a complex phenomenon supported by interaction of the cancer cells with the tumor microenvironment (TME). We and others have shown that cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are a c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
51 Citations
9,934 Views
13 Pages

Precise Structure and Anticoagulant Activity of Fucosylated Glycosaminoglycan from Apostichopus japonicus: Analysis of Its Depolymerized Fragments

  • Ruowei Guan,
  • Yuan Peng,
  • Lutan Zhou,
  • Wenqi Zheng,
  • Xixi Liu,
  • Pin Wang,
  • Qingxia Yuan,
  • Na Gao,
  • Longyan Zhao and
  • Jinhua Zhao

27 March 2019

Apostichopus japonicus is one of the most economically important species in sea cucumber aquaculture in China. Fucosylated glycosaminoglycan from A. japonicus (AjFG) has shown multiple pharmacological activities. However, results from studies on the...