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Basidiomycete mushrooms contain complex -D-glucans which play an important role in immuno-modulating and anti-tumor activities. The present work involves a novel and intrinsic synchronous fluorescent and phosphorescence assay method for -D-glucans..

OncologyImmune support

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Shiitake · 2025 · Review · International journal of molecular sciences

Food-Derived Phytochemicals: Multicultural Approaches to Oxidative Stress and Immune Response.

This review will focus on how ethnic consumption of foods such as shiitake, ginseng, turmeric, black seeds, berries, rosemary, moringa and holy basil can help act as antioxidants and immune modulators in fighting many diseases..

OncologyImmune supportGut & microbiome

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Reishi · 2025 · Preprint · journal metadata

Genome-Wide CRISPR/Cas9 Screening Reveals Lipid Metabolism and Inflammatory Signalling as Modulators of Ganoderic Acid DM Cytotoxicity

Ganoderic Acid DM (GA-DM), a triterpenoid derived from Ganoderma lucidum, exhibits anti-cancer and anti-diabetic activities, but the underlying mechanisms of action remain unclear. To identify genetic modulators of GA-DM response, we conducted a genome-wide CRISPR/Cas9 knockout screen in human melanoma cells..

OncologyImmune supportMetabolic health

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Reishi · 2025 · Scoping Review · Lupus science & medicine

Identifying immunostimulatory herbal supplements that may flare autoimmune skin diseases: a systematic scoping review.

OBJECTIVE: To systematically identify herbal supplements with immunostimulatory properties that may trigger or exacerbate autoimmune skin diseases. METHODS: We conducted a systematic scoping review in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews….

Immune supportSkin & hydration

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Enoki · 2025 · Preprint · journal metadata

Mating-Type Imputation (MTI) provides an efficient tool for the mating-type inference of tetrapolar fungi

Mating-type identification is fundamental for the genetic diversity and genetic breeding study in fungi, especially for tetrapolar basidiomycetes, whose mating-types are determined by two multiallelic loci A and B..

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Oyster Mushroom · 2025 · Review · Frontiers in microbiology

Microbiome engineering to enhance disease resistance in aquaculture: current strategies and future directions.

Aquaculture, a cornerstone of global food security, faces critical threats from disease outbreaks, antimicrobial resistance, and ecological disruption. Through a narrative analysis of over 160 studies, this review synthesizes advances in microbiome engineering-a sustainable approach to enhancing disease resistance in….

Immune supportMetabolic healthGut & microbiome

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Oyster Mushroom · 2025 · Preprint · journal metadata

Microfluidic Droplet-Assisted Single-Cell Raman Sorting for High-Throughput Screening of Functional Lignin-Degrading Microbes

Lignin, a major component of plant biomass, poses significant challenges for sustainable valorization due to its structural recalcitrance. Traditional microbial screening methods are hindered by culturability limitations and time-consuming workflows..

Metabolic healthGut & microbiome

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Cordyceps · 2025 · Review · Food science & nutrition

Mushroom Bioactive Molecules as Anticancerous Agents: An Overview.

Mushrooms have long been used in Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), where they play an important role in promoting overall health and well-being. However, the therapeutic benefits of mushrooms have made this group of macrofungi a significant part of traditional medicine, particularly in Southeast Asia and China..

OncologyImmune supportEnergy & fatigue

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Chaga · 2025 · Preprint · journal metadata

Mushroom-Derived Compounds as Inhibitors of Advanced Glycation End-Products

Mushrooms have long been valued not only as food but also for their medicinal properties, especially in Eastern European traditional medicine. Species such as Inonotus obliquus, Fomitopsis officinalis, Piptoporus betulinus and Fomes fomentarius have been used to treat gastrointestinal problems, cancers, respiratory….

OncologyImmune supportCognition & nervesMetabolic health

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Reishi · 2025 · Preprint · journal metadata

Mycelium Biocomposites from Agricultural and Paper waste: Sustainable alternative to plastic foam based secondary packaging

Plastic foams, which were once lauded as a breakthrough invention in packaging and insulation industries, have gradually evolved into a global problem and are more concerning in developing nations because of ineffective waste management systems..

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Cordyceps · 2025 · Review · Viruses

Mycoviruses in Entomopathogenic Fungi.

Mycoviruses are widely distributed among different groups of filamentous fungi. An awareness of infections caused by mycoviruses was highlighted in the 1980s and 1990s, when the impact of these agents on phenotypes of agriculturally and medically important fungi was reported..

Respiratory

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Turkey Tail · 2025 · Preprint · journal metadata

Polypore Mushroom Mycelia as an Adjunct to COVID-19 Vaccination: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Use of fungal mycelium as a vaccination adjunct may constitute a novel antiviral strategy to address newly emerging viruses. In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial, we evaluated safety and feasibility of fungal mycelium ( Fomitopsis officinalis and Trametes versicolor, FoTv) as an adjunct to….

Respiratory

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Reishi · 2025 · Preprint · journal metadata

Potential for Medicinal Mushroom Extracts as an Adjunctive Treatment to Enhance Conversion Therapy in Colorectal Cancer with Liver and Peritoneal Involvement

Colorectal cancer (CRC) with liver metastases (LM) and peritoneal metastases (PM) presents a formidable challenge, with poor prognosis despite advances in systemic chemotherapy and combined surgical approaches like cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC)..

OncologyImmune supportLiver support

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Reishi · 2025 · Preprint · journal metadata

Potential for Medicinal Mushroom Extracts as an Adjunctive Treatment to Enhance Conversion Therapy in Colorectal Cancer with Liver and Peritoneal Involvement

OncologyImmune supportLiver support

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Lion's Mane · 2025 · Preprint · journal metadata

Scanning Electron Microscopy Study of Bacterial Growth in Mycelial Extracellular Matrices

Fungi and bacteria are found living in a wide variety of environments and their interactions are important in many processes including soil health, human and animal physiology and in biotechnological applications. The specificity of interaction between these microorganisms in co-culture is difficult to establish..

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Turkey Tail · 2025 · Preprint · journal metadata

Separating the effects of brown-rot and white-rot fungi on crystalline cellulose using Raman spectroscopy

Mushroom-forming wood-decay fungi are broadly categorized into white and brown rot. White-rot fungi decompose recalcitrant crystalline cellulose using a large array of hydrolytic and oxidative enzymes.

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Shiitake · 2025 · Case Reports · Contact dermatitis

Shiitake Dermatitis: First Report From Turkey.

Metadata-grounded summary: This case reports indexes research on Lentinula edodes in Contact dermatitis in 2025. MycoData maps the paper to skin & hydration based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Skin & hydration

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Shiitake · 2025 · Letter · European annals of allergy and clinical immunology

Shiitake flagellate dermatitis: a case series from Italy.

Metadata-grounded summary: This letter indexes research on Lentinula edodes in European annals of allergy and clinical immunology in 2025. MycoData maps the paper to immune support, skin & hydration based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Immune supportSkin & hydration

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Oyster Mushroom · 2025 · Review · Foods (Basel, Switzerland)

The Emerging Role of Oyster Mushrooms as a Functional Food for Complementary Cancer Therapy.

The importance of functional food's role in human nutrition as well as in the prevention of diseases, especially the treatment of chronic diseases like cancer, is an innovative field of research..

OncologyImmune supportGut & microbiome

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Shiitake · 2025 · Letter · Indian dermatology online journal

Watch Your Plate: A Curious Case of Shiitake Dermatitis in India.

Metadata-grounded summary: This letter indexes research on Lentinula edodes in Indian dermatology online journal in 2025. MycoData maps the paper to skin & hydration based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Skin & hydration

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Turkey Tail · 2024 · Preprint · journal metadata

A Preliminary Experimental Study on Biodegradation of 3D Printed Samples from Biomass-Fungi Composite Materials

Products made from petroleum-derived plastic materials are linked to many environmental problems such as greenhouse gas emissions and plastic pollution. It is desirable to manufacture products from environmentally friendly materials instead of petroleum-based plastic materials..

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Almond Mushroom · 2024 · Consensus Statement · Breastfeeding medicine: the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine

ABM Position Statement: Paid Maternity Leave-Importance to Society, Breastfeeding, and Sustainable Development.

Background: Paid maternity leave benefits all of society, reducing infant mortality and providing economic gains. It is endorsed by international treaties.

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Reishi · 2024 · Preprint · journal metadata

Action of Fungal Filtrates on Alternaria Linariae and on Development of Tomato Early Blight

Abstract The high soil and climate adaptability of tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum L.) is one of the main factors that has sparked worldwide interest in this crop, encouraging its large-scale exploitation..

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Almond Mushroom · 2024 · Review · Artificial intelligence in medicine

Agent-based approaches for biological modeling in oncology: A literature review.

CONTEXT: Computational modeling involves the use of computer simulations and models to study and understand real-world phenomena. Its application is particularly relevant in the study of potential interactions between biological elements..

OncologyEnergy & fatigue

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Cordyceps · 2024 · Review · Molecular medicine reports

Application and research progress of cordycepin in the treatment of tumours (Review).

Cordycepin is a nucleoside molecule found in Cordyceps sinensis and can be obtained through chemical synthesis and biotransformation. Cordycepin has been extensively studied and has been shown to have antitumour activity..

Oncology

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Oyster Mushroom · 2024 · Preprint · journal metadata

Computational Development of mushroom-6-Glucan/Paclitaxel as a Synergistic Complementary Medicine for Breast Cancer Therapy

Abstract Background Breast cancer is chemo-resistant and highly metastatic, often resulting in patient mortality. One of the primary factors contributing to the metastasis and chemotherapy resistance is the presence of cancer stem-like cells..

OncologyImmune supportEnergy & fatigueGut & microbiome

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Cordyceps · 2024 · Published Erratum · Archives of microbiology

Correction to: A rho-type GTPase activating protein affects the growth and development of Cordyceps cicadae.

Metadata-grounded summary: This published erratum indexes research on Ophiocordyceps sinensis in Archives of microbiology in 2024. MycoData maps the paper to energy & fatigue, respiratory based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Energy & fatigueRespiratory

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Shiitake · 2024 · Published Erratum · International journal of biological macromolecules

Corrigendum to "Incorporation of carbon dots into polyvinyl alcohol/corn starch based film and its application on shiitake mushroom preservation" [Int. J. Biol. Macromol. 280 (2024) 135998].

Metadata-grounded summary: This published erratum indexes research on Lentinula edodes in International journal of biological macromolecules in 2024. MycoData maps the paper to immune support, gut & microbiome based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Immune supportGut & microbiome

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Cordyceps · 2024 · Published Erratum · Frontiers in microbiology

Corrigendum: Positive effects of Cordyceps cateniannulata colonization in tobacco: growth promotion and resistance to abiotic stress.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1131184.]..

Gut & microbiome

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Almond Mushroom · 2024 · Abstract · Neuro-oncology

CTNI-11. A PHASE 1 OPEN-LABEL STUDY OF BRAF INHIBITOR ABM-1310 IN PATIENTS (PTS) WITH RECURRENT BRAF V600-MUTATED PRIMARY CNS TUMORS

Metadata-grounded summary: This abstract indexes research on Agaricus blazei in Neuro-oncology in 2024. MycoData maps the paper to oncology, cognition & nerves based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

OncologyCognition & nerves

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Oyster Mushroom · 2024 · Preprint · journal metadata

Determinación de lignina insoluble resultante de la broza de caña, frente a cuatro sistemas de degradación

Los procesos agroindustriales relacionados con la caña de azúcar generan residuos agrícolas que, en su mayoría, no son tratados adecuadamente y a menudo son finalmente quemados..

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Turkey Tail · 2024 · Preprint · journal metadata

Effect of Fungal Solid-State Fermentation on the Profile of Phenolic Compounds and on the Nutritional Properties of Grape Pomace

Grape pomace (GP) is considered a natural source of bioactive compounds. To improve the ex-tractability of bioactive compounds, in this work GP was biologically treated for 15 days with the white-rot fungus Trametes versicolor in laboratory jars and a tray bioreactor under solid-state fermentation (SSF) conditions..

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Cordyceps · 2024 · Letter · Asian journal of surgery

Efficacy of valsartan combined with fermented cordyceps sinensis-4 in the treatment of diabetic nephropathy.

Metadata-grounded summary: This letter indexes research on Ophiocordyceps sinensis in Asian journal of surgery in 2024. MycoData maps the paper to metabolic health based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Metabolic health

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Lion's Mane · 2024 · Review · Frontiers in nutrition

Enriching the Mediterranean diet could nourish the brain more effectively.

The increasing prevalence of neurodegenerative disorders represents a challenge to the global health of all nations and populations, particularly with increasing longevity..

Cognition & nerves

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Cordyceps · 2024 · Review · World journal of microbiology & biotechnology

Entomopathogenic fungi in crops protection with an emphasis on bioactive metabolites and biological activities.

Plant pathogens with their abundance are harmful and cause huge damage to different agricultural crops and economy of a country as well as lead towards the shortage of food for humans..

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Reishi · 2024 · Preprint · journal metadata

Exopolysaccharides extracted from submerged cultures of Ganoderma lucidumactivate the NLRP3 inflammasome

Abstract Interleucin-1β (IL-1β) is a pivotal cytokine in pro-inflammatory response induction, and it is regarded as protective in various diseases. IL-1β secretion is mainly associated with activation of the inflammasome complex, which generally is tightly regulated, depending on two signals for significant activity..

Immune supportCognition & nervesEnergy & fatigue

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Zhu Ling · 2024 · Preprint · journal metadata

Exploration of Basidiomycetes for Anthraquinone Dyes Decolorization in Textile Wastewater

Anthraquinone (AQ) dyes are utilized extensively in the textile industry due to their ability to fasten fabrics. The intricate and rigid structures of AQ dyes, however, prevent them from bio-degradation..

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Oyster Mushroom · 2024 · Preprint · journal metadata

Fermented Palm Kernel Cake Enhances In Vitro digestion of Tropical Forage fibers and Reduces Methane Production

Agro-industrial lignocellulosic waste can be bioconverted to fungal biomass and then utilized as a high nutritional value food alternative for ruminants, with potential for ruminal methane (CH4) mitigation..

Gut & microbiome

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Turkey Tail · 2024 · Preprint · journal metadata

Filamentous Fungi as Bioremediation Agents of Industrial Effluents: A Systematic Review

The industrial sector plays a crucial role in driving global economic growth by creating employ-ment opportunities, generating local income, and significantly contributing to each country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP)..

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Cordyceps · 2024 · Review · Frontiers in pharmacology

Geo-authentic Tibetan medicine: a traditional pharmacological resource for promoting human health and wellness.

Traditional Tibetan medicine (TTM) is an ancient healing system that has been practiced for more than 2,000 years and involves the use of various medicinal plants for preventing and treating acute mountain sickness, depression, asthma, etc..

Immune supportCognition & nervesRespiratory

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Oyster Mushroom · 2024 · Preprint · journal metadata

Growth Propagation of Liquid Spawn on Non-Woven Hemp Mats to Inform Digital Biofabrication of Mycelium-Based Composites

Mycelium-based composites (MBC) are valued for converting low-value organic materials into high-performance building materials, offering significant potential for decarbonizing the construction sector. MBC properties are influenced by mycelium species, substrate materials, and fabrication growth parameters..

Energy & fatigue

Medium relevance

Lion's Mane · 2024 · Preprint · journal metadata

Identification of Promising SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease (Mpro) and Spike Protein Inhibitors From Edible Mushroom: A Computational Approach

Coronaviruses infect lungs leading to death due to asphyxiation. SARS-CoV-2 is treated by targeting symptoms, repurposing drugs and plasma therapy.

Liver supportRespiratory

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Turkey Tail · 2024 · Preprint · journal metadata

In vitro evaluation of three white rot fungi for their lignolytic potential and biopulping action on Eucalyptus and Bamboo

Abstract The study aimed to assess the lignolytic enzyme production in three white rot fungi (WRF) upon stimulation with metal ion (FeSO 4.7H 2 O) and thereby develop an optimal fungal consortium for biopulping applications..

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Cordyceps · 2024 · Review · Current topics in medicinal chemistry

Pharmacological Effects of FTY720 and its Derivatives.

FTY720 is an analog of sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) derived from the ascomycete Cordyceps sinensis. As a new immunosuppressant, FTY720 is widely used to treat multiple sclerosis.

OncologyImmune supportRespiratory

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Shiitake · 2024 · Case Reports · Contact dermatitis

Shiitake flagellate dermatitis: The first paediatric case?

Metadata-grounded summary: This case reports indexes research on Lentinula edodes in Contact dermatitis in 2024. MycoData maps the paper to skin & hydration based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Skin & hydration

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Oyster Mushroom · 2024 · Preprint · journal metadata

Spent Mushroom Substrate (SMS) as a Potential Casing Material for Commercial Cultivation of Calocybe indica: Improved Mineral Profile and Microbial Advantages

Abstract Recent prolonged summer seasons have posed significant challenges for mushroom cultivation, underscoring the need for summer-adapted commercial varieties like C alocybe indica. Casing plays a crucial role in its cultivation, which traditionally uses loamy soil (LS)..

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Shiitake · 2024 · Preprint · journal metadata

The Canine Gut Health: Impact of a New Feed Supplement on Microbiota Composition

This study aimed to determine the impact of a novel formulation of a supplement composed of the natural ingredients: bromelain, quercetin, and Lentinula edodes, on the gut microbiota of healthy adult dogs..

Immune supportGut & microbiome

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Lion's Mane · 2024 · Review · Journal of ethnopharmacology

The ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry and pharmacology of the genus Hericium.

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Mushrooms in the genus Hericium are used as functional food and traditional medicines for a long history in East Asian countries such as China, India, Japan, and Korea..

OncologyImmune supportCognition & nervesGut & microbiome

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Chaga · 2023 · Journal Article · Food Science and Technology Research

Anti-glycation and antioxidant effects of Chaga mushroom decoction extracted with a fermentation medium

Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Inonotus obliquus in Food Science and Technology Research in 2023. MycoData maps the paper to metabolic health, skin & hydration based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Metabolic healthSkin & hydration

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Oyster Mushroom · 2023 · Journal Article · International journal of food science & technology

Effect of UV‐B irradiation on bioconversion of ergosterol to vitamin D2 and its impact on nutritional properties of oyster mushroom (Pleurotus florida)

Vitamin D deficiency is a global concern for vegetarians as most of the vitamin D‐enriched foods are of animal origin. Pleurotus florida is an excellent source of ergosterol, which gets converted into vitamin D₂ under UV exposure..