Patent ID: 7947284

Claim:
A method of mobilizing hematopoietic stem cells in a subject, comprising: administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a composition, thereby mobilizing hematopoietic stem cells in the subject, wherein the composition comprises a first and a second component of Aphanizomenon fibs aquae , wherein the first component consists of a dried form of a solvent extract of fresh, dehydrated, or preserved Aphanizomenon fibs aquae , wherein the extract comprises a selectin ligand that binds specifically to L-selectin, and inhibits fucoidan-mediated expression of the CXCR4 receptor, and the solvent consists of water or buffered saline; and wherein the second component consists of a dried form of a second solvent extract of fresh, dehydrated, or preserved Aphanizomenon flos aquae , wherein the second solvent comprises ethanol.