Pharmacological properties of glycogens: anti-complementary and anti-inflammatory action of mussel glycogen (Perna canaliculus)

This study investigated the properties of glycogen extracted from the green-lipped mussel, blue mussel and other bivalve shellfish. The anti-inflammatory activity was shown to be unique to the green-lipped mussel glycogen; glycogen from the blue mussel actually exacerbated inflammation in this animal model.