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Oyster Mushroom
Pleurotus ostreatus
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- 53
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- 2026
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Reishi · Lingzhi
Ganoderma lucidum
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- 1,830
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- 60
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- 2026
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Turkey Tail · Yun Zhi
Trametes versicolor
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- 1,828
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- 41
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- 2026
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Shiitake · Hua Gu
Lentinula edodes
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- 1,766
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- 60
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- 2026
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Cordyceps · Scarlet Club
Cordyceps militaris
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- 1,635
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- 67
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- 2026
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Cordyceps · Caterpillar Fungus
Ophiocordyceps sinensis
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- 1,576
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- 59
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- 2026
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Almond Mushroom · ABM
Agaricus blazei
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- 1,441
- Avg relevance
- 54
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- 2026
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Enoki · Winter Mushroom
Flammulina velutipes
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- 1,403
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- 47
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- 2026
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King Oyster · Eryngii
Pleurotus eryngii
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- 1,278
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- 60
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- 2026
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Maitake · Hen of the Woods
Grifola frondosa
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- 1,276
- Avg relevance
- 48
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- 2026
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Snow Fungus · Silver Ear
Tremella fuciformis
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- 1,052
- Avg relevance
- 29
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- 2026
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Lion's Mane · Yamabushitake
Hericium erinaceus
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- 862
- Avg relevance
- 67
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- 2026
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Chaga
Inonotus obliquus
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- 738
- Avg relevance
- 65
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- 2026
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Mesima · Sanghwang
Phellinus linteus
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- 722
- Avg relevance
- 58
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- 2026
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Niu-Chang-Chih
Antrodia camphorata
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- 496
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- 63
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- 2026
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Nameko · Nametake
Pholiota microspora
- Studies
- 421
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- 29
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- 2026
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Yellow Morel
Morchella esculenta
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- 392
- Avg relevance
- 42
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- 2026
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Zhu Ling · Umbrella Polypore
Polyporus umbellatus
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- 263
- Avg relevance
- 55
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- 2026
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Wood Ear · Kikurage
Auricularia auricula-judae
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- 254
- Avg relevance
- 51
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- 2026
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Agarikon · Quinine Conk
Fomitopsis officinalis
- Studies
- 47
- Avg relevance
- 55
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- 2026
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Lion's Mane · 2023 · Research Article · Biology
Cognitive Healthy Aging in Mice: Boosting Memory by an Ergothioneine-Rich Hericium erinaceus Primordium Extract.
Brain aging is a crucial risk factor for several neurodegenerative disorders and dementia. The most affected cognitive function is memory, worsening early during aging..
Reishi · 2023 · Journal Article · Food & function
Combined Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharide and ciprofloxacin therapy alleviates Salmonella enterica infection, protects the intestinal barrier, and regulates gut microbiota.
Clinical antibiotics used worldwide could diminish the intestinal barrier, enhance contact with microbiota and intestinal immune cells, and induce inflammation. We found that ciprofloxacin treatment of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium infection resulted in the destruction of the intestinal barrier, with….
Shiitake · 2023 · Research Article · Frontiers in microbiology
Comparative analysis of simulated in-situ colonization and degradation by Lentinula edodes on oak wafer and corn stalk.
INTRODUCTION: The depolymerization of lignocellulose biomass by white-rot fungi has been an important research topic. However, few simulated in-situ analyses have been conducted to uncover the decay..
Wood Ear · 2023 · Journal Article · Heliyon
Compounds originating from the edible mushroom Auricularia auricula-judae inhibit tropomyosin receptor kinase B activity
Tropomyosin receptor kinase B (TrkB) serves as a pivotal factor in various cancers. To identify novel natural compounds with TrkB-inhibiting properties, a screening approach was applied using extracts from a collection of wild and cultivated mushroom fruiting bodies, and Ba/F3 cells that ectopically express TrkB….
Wood Ear · 2023 · Research Article · Heliyon
Compounds originating from the edible mushroom Auricularia auricula-judae inhibit tropomyosin receptor kinase B activity.
Tropomyosin receptor kinase B (TrkB) serves as a pivotal factor in various cancers. To identify novel natural compounds with TrkB-inhibiting properties, a screening approach was applied using extracts from a collection of wild and cultivated mushroom fruiting bodies, and Ba/F3 cells that ectopically express TrkB….
Yellow Morel · 2023 · Journal Article · Journal of the science of food and agriculture
Digestion profile, antioxidant, and antidiabetic capacity of Morchella esculenta exopolysaccharide: in vitro, in vivo and microbiota analysis
BACKGROUND: Novel functional polysaccharides from fungi are important nutraceuticals. An exopolysaccharide, Morchella esculenta exopolysaccharide (MEP 2), was extracted and purified from the fermentation liquor of M.
Yellow Morel · 2023 · Journal Article · Journal of the science of food and agriculture
Digestion profile, antioxidant, and antidiabetic capacity of Morchella esculenta exopolysaccharide: in vitro, in vivo and microbiota analysis.
BACKGROUND: Novel functional polysaccharides from fungi are important nutraceuticals. An exopolysaccharide, Morchella esculenta exopolysaccharide (MEP 2), was extracted and purified from the fermentation liquor of M.
Reishi · 2023 · Journal Article · Food & function
Edible and medicinal mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus, Ustilago maydis, Ganoderma lucidum) reduce endoplasmic reticulum stress and inflammation in adipose tissue of obese Wistar rats fed with a high fat plus saccharose diet.
Obesity is an increasing global public health problem. A strategy to treat obesity is the use of functional foods.
Enoki · 2023 · Journal Article · Journal of food science
Effect of Flammulina velutipes polysaccharides on endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated apoptosis by activating PLC-IP3 pathway in HepG2 cells.
Flammulina velutipes polysaccharides (FVP) have been proven to induce apoptosis in HepG2 cells. It is well known that endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) is involved in apoptosis.
Enoki · 2023 · Research Article · Frontiers in nutrition
Effect of Flammulina velutipes polysaccharides on the physicochemical properties of catfish surimi and myofibrillar protein oxidation during frozen storage.
This study investigated the effect of Flammulina velutipes polysaccharides (FVPs) on the myofibrillar protein (MP) oxidation protein and physicochemical properties of catfish surimi during 75 days of frozen storage at -18°C..
Yellow Morel · 2023 · Journal Article · Food & function
Effect of water-soluble polysaccharides from Morchella esculenta on high-fat diet-induced obese mice: changes in gut microbiota and metabolic functions.
Morchella esculenta polysaccharides exhibit numerous probiotic activities, but their regulatory effects on the gut microbiota are unclear. This study was conducted to explore whether M.
Snow Fungus · 2023 · Research Article · Foods (Basel, Switzerland)
Effects of Different Blanching Methods on the Quality of Tremella fuciformis and Its Moisture Migration Characteristics.
Blanching is a critical step in the processing of Tremella fuciformis (T. fuciformis).
Reishi · 2023 · Journal Article · Food Research International
Effects of drying methods on bioactive components of Ganoderma lucidum fermented whole wheat in products &in vitro digestive model
The content of bioactive components is the key to determining the quality of Ganoderma lucidum fermented whole wheat (GW) products, and drying is a necessary link in the initial processing of GW, which will affect the bioactivity and quality of GW..
Enoki · 2023 · Research Article · Food science and biotechnology
Effects of Flammulina velutipes polysaccharides on gut microbiota composition and metabolism in vitro fermentation.
UNLABELLED: Flammulina velutipes polysaccharides (FVP) exhibit many biological activities, but the effects on gut microflora and metabolism were still unclear. Here, we explored the composition of FVP, their influence on human gut microflora composition and metabolites..
Reishi · 2023 · Journal Article · PloS one
Effects of Mexican Ganoderma lucidum extracts on liver, kidney, and the gut microbiota of Wistar rats: A repeated dose oral toxicity study.
Well-characterized and standardized extracts of a Mexican genotype of Ganoderma lucidum (Gl), a medicinal mushroom, cultivated on oak sawdust (Gl-1) or oak sawdust plus acetylsalicylic acid (Gl-2, ASA), have been shown to exert antioxidant, hypocholesterolemic, anti-inflammatory, prebiotic, and anticancer properties..
Wood Ear · 2023 · Journal Article · Lebensmittel-Wissenschaft + [i.e. und] Technologie. Food science + technology. Science + technologie alimentaire
Effects of protein-polysaccharide extracted from Auricularia auricula-judae mushroom on the quality characteristics of Chinese wheat noodles
This study revealed the effect of protein-polysaccharide extracted from Auricularia auricula-judae fruiting bodies (AAP) on the textural properties and microstructures of Chinese wheat noodles. In addition, the underlying mechanisms were explored..
Snow Fungus · 2023 · Research Article · Ultrasonics sonochemistry
Effects of ultrasonic-enzymatic-assisted ethanol precipitation method on the physicochemical characteristics, antioxidant and hypoglycemic activities of Tremella fuciformis polysaccharides.
This investigation involved the extraction of a novel polysaccharide from the spore fermentation broth of Tremella fuciformis using a method that combined ultrasonic and enzymatic assistance with ethanol precipitation. It was then compared with enzymatic and ultrasonic extraction methods..
Mesima · 2023 · Journal Article · International journal of medicinal mushrooms
Enhanced Yield of Bioactive Compounds and Antioxidant Activities in Four Fermented Beans of Phellinus linteus Strains (Agaricomycetes) by Solid-State Fermentation.
Phellinus linteus is a famous medicinal mushroom which exhibits various biological activities. This study aimed to investigate the effects of solid-state fermentation by Ph.
Lion's Mane · 2023 · Journal Article · Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
Evaluation of the "Relative Ordered Structure of Hericium erinaceus Polysaccharide" from Different Origins: Based on Similarity and Dissimilarity.
Polysaccharides are organic compounds widely distributed in nature, but structural order and disorder remain a formidable problem. In this study, based on the theoretical framework of the "relative ordered structure of polysaccharide" proposed in our previous work, the structural order of Hericium erinaceus….
Oyster Mushroom · 2023 · Research Article · Open life sciences
Exopolysaccharides from Pseudomonas tolaasii inhibit the growth of Pleurotus ostreatus mycelia.
In the present study, the effect of exopolysaccharides (EPSs) extracted from Pseudomonas tolaasii on the growth of Pleurotus ostreatus mycelia was determined. P.
Zhu Ling · 2023 · Journal Article · International journal of biological macromolecules
Extraction, characterization, and anti-nonalcoholic steatohepatitis activity of a (1,3) (1,6)-β-D-glucan from the Polyporus umbellatus (Pers.) Fries.
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a chronic liver disease characterized by inflammation and hepatic steatosis that may coincide with fibrotic activity. To date, no pharmacological agents have been approved for NASH treatment..
Enoki · 2023 · Journal Article · Food chemistry
Flammulina velutipes polysaccharide improves the water-holding capacity in the dorsal muscle of freeze-thawed cultured large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea).
To investigate the effect of Flammulina velutipes polysaccharide (FVP) on the water-holding capacity (WHC) in the dorsal muscle of freeze-thawed large yellow croaker, fresh fish were treated with FVP, commercial cryoprotectant (CC), and distilled water before freezing..
Enoki · 2023 · Journal Article · International journal of biological macromolecules
Flammulina velutipes polysaccharides regulate lipid metabolism disorders in HFD-fed mice via bile acids metabolism.
Our recent study demonstrated that the dynamic changes of gut microbiota mediated by Flammulina velutipes polysaccharide (FVP) could effectively regulate the lipid metabolism in high fat diet-fed (HFD-fed) obese mice model..
Enoki · 2023 · Research Article · Poultry science
Flammulina velutipes stem regulates oxidative damage and synthesis of yolk precursors in aging laying hens by regulating the liver-blood-ovary axis.
Egg production levels in late laying hens are negatively correlated with increasing age. Decreased liver and ovarian function in aging laying hens is accompanied by decreased antioxidant capacity, reproductive hormone levels, and follicular development, resulting in decreased synthesis of yolk precursors..
Reishi · 2023 · Journal Article · Food and chemical toxicology: an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association
Ganoderma lucidum extract promotes tumor cell pyroptosis and inhibits metastasis in breast cancer.
Regulation of tumor cell death is a fundamental mechanism for tumor treatment. However, most tumors are resistant to cell death.
Reishi · 2023 · Research Article · Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
Ganoderma lucidum Mycelia Mass and Bioactive Compounds Production through Grape Pomace and Cheese Whey Valorization.
Numerous compounds obtained from the medicinal mushroom Ganoderma lucidum have evidenced renowned bioactive characteristics. Controlled fermentation to generate fungal mycelia confers several advantages, specifically when the valorization of agro-industrial streams as fermentation feedstocks is included..
Reishi · 2023 · Journal Article · Phytomedicine: international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology
Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharide inhibits HSC activation and liver fibrosis via targeting inflammation, apoptosis, cell cycle, and ECM-receptor interaction mediated by TGF-β/Smad signaling.
BACKGROUND: Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharide (GLP) has many biological properties, however, the anti-fibrosis effect of GLP is unknown at present. PURPOSE: This study aimed to examine the anti-fibrogenic effect of GLP and its underlying molecular mechanisms in vivo and in vitro..
Reishi · 2023 · Journal Article · Phytomedicine: international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology
Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharide peptide (GLPP) attenuates rheumatic arthritis in rats through inactivating NF-κB and MAPK signaling pathways.
BACKGROUND: Not many drugs with fewer side effects are available for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharide peptide (GLPP) has good immunomodulatory effects, but whether it is effective in managing RA is not clear..
Reishi · 2023 · Journal Article · International journal of biological macromolecules
Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharide peptides GL-PPSQ2 alleviate intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury via inhibiting cytotoxic neutrophil extracellular traps.
Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharides peptides (GLPP) are the main effective ingredients from G. lucidum (Leyss.
Reishi · 2023 · Journal Article · Journal of ethnopharmacology
Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharides improve lipid metabolism against high-fat diet-induced dyslipidemia.
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: As a kind of traditional medicinal fungi, Ganoderma lucidum has been employed as folk medicine in China against multiple metabolic diseases on account of its superior bioactivities. Recently, accumulated reports have investigated the protective effects of G..
Maitake · 2023 · Journal Article · International journal of biological macromolecules
Gastrointestinal metabolism characteristics and mechanism of a polysaccharide from Grifola frondosa.
Grifola frondosa polysaccharide (GFP) is mainly composed of α-1,4 glycosidic bonds and possesses multiple pharmacological activities. However, the absence of pharmacokinetic studies has limited its further development and utilization..
Lion's Mane · 2023 · Research Article · Biology
Hericium erinaceus Extract Exerts Beneficial Effects on Gut-Neuroinflammaging-Cognitive Axis in Elderly Mice.
Ageing is a biological phenomenon that determines the impairment of cognitive performances, in particular, affecting memory. Inflammation and cellular senescence are known to be involved in the pathogenesis of cognitive decline..
Lion's Mane · 2023 · Journal Article · Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry
Hericium erinaceus polysaccharide improves the microstructure, immune function, proliferation and reduces apoptosis of thymus and spleen tissue cells of immunosuppressed mice.
In order to study the effect of Hericium erinaceus polysaccharide (HEP) on the immune and antioxidation functions of immunosuppressed mice. The control group received distilled water orally and the model and experimental groups I, II, and III received 0, 80, 160, and 320 mg/kg HEP respectively for a fortnight after….
Lion's Mane · 2023 · Research Article · International journal of molecular sciences
Hericium erinaceus Promotes Anti-Inflammatory Effects and Regulation of Metabolites in an Animal Model of Cerebellar Ataxia.
Cerebellar ataxia is a neurodegenerative disorder with no definitive treatment. Although previous study demonstrated the neuroprotective effects of Hericium erinaceus (H.E.), the mechanisms of H.E.
Lion's Mane · 2023 · Research Article · Frontiers in immunology
Hericium erinaceus, in combination with natural flavonoid/alkaloid and B3/B8 vitamins, can improve inflammatory burden in Inflammatory bowel diseases tissue: an ex vivo study.
Hericium erinaceus, berberine, and quercetin are effective in experimental colitis. It is unknown whether they can ameliorate inflammatory bowel diseases in humans.
Shiitake · 2023 · Research Article · Frontiers in microbiology
Hydrated lime promoted the polysaccharide content and affected the transcriptomes of Lentinula edodes during brown film formation.
Brown film formation, a unique developmental stage in the life cycle of Lentinula edodes, is essential for the subsequent development of fruiting bodies in L. edodes cultivation.
Mesima · 2023 · Journal Article · International journal of biological macromolecules
Identification of galacturonic acid-rich polysaccharide with intestinal immune system modulating activity via Peyer's patch from postbiotics of Phellinus linteus mycelial submerged culture.
Interests in the development and exploration of industrial applications of medicinal mushrooms as postbiotics have lately increased. We recently reported the potential use of Phellinus linteus mycelial-containing whole culture extract (PLME) prepared by submerged cultivation as a postbiotic that promotes immune system….
Reishi · 2023 · Journal Article · Journal of fish diseases
Immune-enhancing effects of Astragalus polysaccharides and Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharides on Vibrio harveyi flgJ DNA vaccine in grouper.
Astragalus polysaccharides (APS) and Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharides (GLP) have been shown to possess strong immunoregulatory properties in aquatic animals. In this study, the fragment containing Vibrio harveyi flgJ gene was ligated into pcDNA3.1(+) vector and pcDNA3.1(+)-flgJ was constructed as DNA vaccine..
Mesima · 2023 · Research Article · Biomedical reports
In vitro antioxidant and anticancer activities of Smilax corbularia extract combined with Phellinus linteus extract against breast cancer cell lines.
Treatment with extracts from whole herbs has been reported to synergistically enhance the anticancer activities of therapeutic agents in recent studies. The present study evaluated the antioxidant and anticancer activities of Smilax corbularia Kunth (S.
Enoki · 2023 · Journal Article · Anticancer research
In Vitro Assessment of the Antioxidant and Anticancer Properties of Flammulina velutipes Stipe Extracts.
BACKGROUND/AIM: Flammulina velutipes (FV), also known as the golden needle mushroom, is an edible and medicinal fungus that contains bioactive substances regulating various physiological functions..
Snow Fungus · 2023 · Journal Article · Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.)
In vitro fecal fermentation properties of polysaccharides from Tremella fuciformis and related modulation effects on gut microbiota
Tremella fuciformis is an edible and medicinal mushroom. Polysaccharides from T.
Turkey Tail · 2023 · Journal Article · Journal of biotechnology
In-situ synchrotron imaging, experimental, and computational investigations on the efficiency of Trametes versicolor laccase on detoxification of P-Cresyl Sulfate (PCS) Protein Bound Uremic Toxin (PBUT).
Protein bound uremic toxins (PBUTs) are small substances binding to larger proteins, mostly human serum albumin (HSA), and are challenging to remove by hemodialysis (HD). Among different classes of PBUTs, p-cresyl sulfate (PCS) is the most widely used marker molecule and major toxin, as 95 % is bound to HSA..
Mesima · 2023 · Research Article · International journal of molecular sciences
Inhibitory Effect of Styrylpyrone Extract of Phellinus linteus on Hepatic Steatosis in HepG2 Cells.
The prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is estimated to be approximately about 25.24% of the population worldwide. NAFLD is a complex syndrome and is characterized by a simple benign hepatocyte steatosis to more severe steatohepatitis in the liver pathology..
Reishi · 2023 · Journal Article · Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie
Inhibitory effects of Ganoderma lucidum spore oil on rheumatoid arthritis in a collagen-induced arthritis mouse model.
Holistic healthcare practitioners have now started to focus on specific traditional medicinal mushrooms to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Ganoderma lucidum (GL) is one of the oldest mushrooms that have been used in ancient Chinese medicine to treat inflammatory ailments, including autoimmune diseases such as RA..
Reishi · 2023 · Journal Article · American journal of translational research
Inhibitory effects of Ganoderma lucidum triterpenoid on the growth and metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the inhibitory effects and mechanisms of triterpenoids from Ganoderma lucidum (G. lucidum triterpenoids) on the growth and metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) both in vitro and in vivo.
Chaga · 2023 · Research Article · Frontiers in nutrition
Inonotus obliquus polysaccharide are linear molecules that alter the abundance and composition of intestinal microbiota in Sprague Dawley rats.
INTRODUCTION: The macromolecular polysaccharide Inonotus obliquus polysaccharide (IOP) is composed of various monosaccharides, and it could modulate the composition and diversity of intestinal flora. However, its impact on the intestinal flora in rats of different genders remains unclear..
Mesima · 2023 · Journal Article · International journal of biological macromolecules
Integrated microbiota and metabolite profiling analysis of prebiotic characteristics of Phellinus linteus polysaccharide in vitro fermentation.
Phellinus linteus polysaccharide (PLP) had received increasing attention due to its multiple biological activities. Herein, the extraction, characterization and in vitro fermentation of PLP were studied to explore its physiochemical properties and the interaction mechanism between the gut microbiota and PLP..
Oyster Mushroom · 2023 · Research Article · Frontiers in nutrition
Lead detoxification of edible fungi Auricularia auricula and Pleurotus ostreatus: the purification of the chelation substances and their effects on rats.
Lead is a global pollutant that causes widespread concern. When a lead enters the body, it is distributed throughout the body and accumulates in the brain, bone, and soft tissues such as the kidney, liver, and spleen..
Shiitake · 2023 · Research Article · BMC complementary medicine and therapies
Lentinula Edodes Mycelia extract regulates the function of antigen-presenting cells to activate immune cells and prevent tumor-induced deterioration of immune function.
Immune cell activation is essential for cancer rejection; however, the tumor microenvironment leads to deterioration of immune function, which enables cancer cells to survive and proliferate..
Maitake · 2023 · Research Article · 3 Biotech
Long-term consumption of different doses of Grifola frondosa affects immunity and metabolism: correlation with intestinal mucosal microbiota and blood lipids.
Grifola frondosa (GF) is an edible mushroom with hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic effects. In this study, the specific pathogen-free male mice were randomized into the normal (NM), low-dose GF (LGF), medium-dose GF (MGF), and high-dose GF (HGF) groups..