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Modulatory Potency of Drumstick Lectin on the Host Defense System

Author(s): Jayavardhanan KK, K Suresh, KR Panifkkar, DM Vasudevan
Published in: Journal of Experimental and Clinical Cancer Research. Oct 15, 1994
Volume: 13 Issue: 3 Pages: 205-209

Lectin in Moringa oleifera helps to increase the immune system's ability to kill and ward off cancer cells. Higher concentrations of lectin used caused more activity from natural killer cells, the specific cells that destroy cancerous ones. They killed more cancerous cells with lectin than without it.

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