DENDRITIC CELL ACTIVATOR

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Abstract

[PROBLEMS] To provide a method of safely and efficiently activating dendritic cells and provide a dendritic cell activator capable of presenting means for the method. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] There is provided a dendritic cell activator comprising an extract from Phellinus linteus. Further, there are provided, comprising the dendritic cell activator, a pharmaceutical composition, food composition, food, beverage, etc. Still further, there is provided a method of inducing mature dendritic cells, comprising treating immature dendritic cells with the dendritic cell activator. Yet still further, there are provided mature dendritic cells obtained by the above method and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the mature dendritic cells.