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Oyster Mushroom
Pleurotus ostreatus
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- 53
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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
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- 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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Maitake · Hen of the Woods
Grifola frondosa
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- 1,276
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- 48
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Snow Fungus · Silver Ear
Tremella fuciformis
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- 1,052
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- 29
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- 2026
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Lion's Mane · Yamabushitake
Hericium erinaceus
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- 862
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- 67
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- 2026
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Chaga
Inonotus obliquus
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- 738
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- 65
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- 2026
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Mesima · Sanghwang
Phellinus linteus
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- 722
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- 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
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- 421
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- 29
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- 2026
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Yellow Morel
Morchella esculenta
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- 392
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- 42
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- 2026
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Zhu Ling · Umbrella Polypore
Polyporus umbellatus
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- 263
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- 55
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- 2026
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Wood Ear · Kikurage
Auricularia auricula-judae
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- 254
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- 51
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- 2026
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Agarikon · Quinine Conk
Fomitopsis officinalis
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- 47
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- 55
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- 2026
Articles
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Shiitake · 2015 · Journal Article · Abstracts of Papers Presented at the Meeting of the Mycological Society of Japan
Development of DNA markers associated to fruiting-season in shiitake log cultivation
Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Lentinula edodes in Abstracts of Papers Presented at the Meeting of the Mycological Society of Japan in 2015. MycoData maps the paper to immune support, gut & microbiome based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..
Shiitake · 2015 · Journal Article · Microbial Resources and Systematics
Genetic resource and breeding in shiitake mushroom
Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Lentinula edodes in Microbial Resources and Systematics in 2015. MycoData maps the paper to immune support, gut & microbiome based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..
Shiitake · 2015 · Journal Article · The Japanese Forest Society Congress
The suppression of radiocesium transfer from logs into Shiitake by high pressure water and Prussian blue
Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Lentinula edodes in The Japanese Forest Society Congress in 2015. MycoData maps the paper to immune support, gut & microbiome based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..
Shiitake · 2014 · Journal Article · Mushroom Science and Biotechnology
Investigation of on-site biodegradation of thinned cedar wood by cedar-rot fungi, and influence of fungal-induced wood rot on shiitake-mushroom bed logs
Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Lentinula edodes in Mushroom Science and Biotechnology in 2014. MycoData maps the paper to immune support, gut & microbiome based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..
Shiitake · 2014 · Journal Article · Mushroom Science and Biotechnology
Production of host-specific browning-inducing substances by Eleutheromyces subulatus causing black spot disease of shiitake mushroom
Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Lentinula edodes in Mushroom Science and Biotechnology in 2014. MycoData maps the paper to immune support, gut & microbiome based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..
Shiitake · 2014 · Journal Article · Mushroom Science and Biotechnology
Qualification of Quercus crispula for Shiitake sawdust-block cultivation
Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Lentinula edodes in Mushroom Science and Biotechnology in 2014. MycoData maps the paper to immune support, gut & microbiome based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..
Shiitake · 2013 · Journal Article · Horticultural Research (Japan)
Effects of Application of Spent Shiitake Substrates in Farmlands Damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake on Soil Conditions and Sweet Corn Growth and Yield
Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Lentinula edodes in Horticultural Research (Japan) in 2013. MycoData maps the paper to immune support, gut & microbiome based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..
Shiitake · 2013 · Journal Article · Journal of the Japan Society for Precision Engineering
The Method for Measuring the Level of Opening Cap from Raw Shiitake Images
Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Lentinula edodes in Journal of the Japan Society for Precision Engineering in 2013. MycoData maps the paper to immune support, gut & microbiome based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..
Shiitake · 2012 · Journal Article · Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology
Effects of Shiitake Mycelial Block Conditions, Day-Length, and Temperature on the Development of Neoempheria ferruginea (Brunetti) (Diptera: Mycetophilidae)
Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Lentinula edodes in Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology in 2012. MycoData maps the paper to immune support, gut & microbiome based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..
Maitake · 2011 · Journal Article · Mokuzai Gakkaishi
Effects of Chemical Pretreatment on Cellulase Saccharification of Spent Maitake Culture Medium
Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Grifola frondosa in Mokuzai Gakkaishi in 2011. MycoData maps the paper to immune support based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..
Nameko · 2011 · Journal Article · Mycoscience
Heterogeneous expression and emulsifying activity of class I hydrophobin from Pholiota nameko
Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Pholiota microspora in Mycoscience in 2011. MycoData maps the paper to immune support based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..
Nameko · 2010 · Journal Article · Mushroom Science and Biotechnology
Radical-scavenging activity of fruiting bodies of Pholiota nameko cultivated under different conditions
Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Pholiota microspora in Mushroom Science and Biotechnology in 2010. MycoData maps the paper to immune support based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..
Cordyceps · 2007 · Journal Article · Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
Antidepressant-Like Effect of Cordyceps sinensis in the Mouse Tail Suspension Test
Cordyceps sinensis (CS) has been known as a component of traditional medicines that elicit various biological effects such as anti-fatigue, immunomodulatory, and hypoglycemic actions..
Nameko · 2007 · Journal Article · Mushroom Science and Biotechnology
Development of STS markers for the identification of Pholiota nameko cultivars and wild isolates
Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Pholiota microspora in Mushroom Science and Biotechnology in 2007. MycoData maps the paper to immune support based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..
Wood Ear · 2007 · Journal Article · Nippon Shokuhin Kagaku Kogaku Kaishi
Suppressive Effect of Extract from Raw Mushroom Auricularia auricula (Kikurage) on Differentiation of Mouse Preadipocytes
Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Auricularia auricula-judae in Nippon Shokuhin Kagaku Kogaku Kaishi in 2007. MycoData maps the paper to immune support based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..
Nameko · 2006 · Journal Article · Shokubutsu Kankyo Kogaku
Biodegradation and Composting of Nameko (Pholiota nameko (T. Ito) S. Ito) Cultural Wastes
Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Pholiota microspora in Shokubutsu Kankyo Kogaku in 2006. MycoData maps the paper to immune support based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..
Shiitake · 2006 · Journal Article · Nippon Shokuhin Kagaku Kogaku Kaishi
Determination of the Geographic Origin and the Cultivation Method of Dried Shiitake Mushroom by Inorganic Analysis
Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Lentinula edodes in Nippon Shokuhin Kagaku Kogaku Kaishi in 2006. MycoData maps the paper to immune support, gut & microbiome based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..
Nameko · 2006 · Journal Article · Shokubutsu Kankyo Kogaku
Effects of Light Intensity on the Bio-Electric Potential and the Morphogenetic Properties of Pholiota nameko
Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Pholiota microspora in Shokubutsu Kankyo Kogaku in 2006. MycoData maps the paper to immune support based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..
Nameko · 2006 · Journal Article · Abstracts of Papers Presented at the Meeting of the Mycological Society of Japan
Genetic structure of the mating type genes of a bipolar basidiomycete, Pholiota nameko
Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Pholiota microspora in Abstracts of Papers Presented at the Meeting of the Mycological Society of Japan in 2006. MycoData maps the paper to immune support based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..
Reishi · 2006 · Journal Article · Journal of Indian and Buddhist Studies (Indogaku Bukkyogaku Kenkyu)
Lingzhi Yuanzhao's Philosophy of Amitabha's Descent at the Moment of Death
Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Ganoderma lucidum in Journal of Indian and Buddhist Studies (Indogaku Bukkyogaku Kenkyu) in 2006. MycoData maps the paper to oncology, immune support, metabolic health, liver support based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..
Maitake · 2004 · Research Support, U.S. Gov'T, P.H.S. · International immunopharmacology
Maitake beta-glucan MD-fraction enhances bone marrow colony formation and reduces doxorubicin toxicity in vitro.
Previous studies have indicated that MD-fraction (MDF), in which the active component is beta 1,6-glucan with beta 1,3-branches, has anti-tumor activity as an oral agent and acts as an immune adjuvant..
Lion's Mane · 2003 · Case Reports · Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)
Hericium erinaceum (yamabushitake) extract-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome monitored by serum surfactant proteins.
This is the first report suggesting a causal relationship between acute respiratory distress syndrome and Hericium erinaceum extract, which is commercialized as a diet food. A 63-year-old man was admitted to our hospital for intensive care of severe acute respiratory failure with diffuse infiltration in both lungs..
Nameko · 1996 · Case Reports · Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Induced by Spores of Pholiota Nameko
A 42-year-old man experienced recurrent episodes of nonproductive cough, fever, and dyspnea on exertion. He had worked as a mushroom farmer for 10 years.
Yellow Morel · 2020 · Research Article · Veterinary world
Anti-feline immunodeficiency virus reverse transcriptase properties of some medicinal and edible mushrooms.
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) causes AIDS-like symptoms in domestic and wild cats. Treatment of infected cats has been performed using human anti-HIV drugs, which showed some limitations.
Oyster Mushroom · 2020 · Journal Article · International journal of medicinal mushrooms
Antioxidant and Genotoxic Effects of Aqueous and Methanol Extracts from Two Edible Mushrooms from Turkey in Human Peripheral Lymphocytes.
This study reported the genetic and oxidative effects of aqueous and methanol extracts from two edible mushrooms, Lepista nuda (Bull.) Cooke and Pleurotus ostreatus (Jacq.) P. Kummer, in cultured human lymphocytes.
Mesima · 2020 · Journal Article · Cell biochemistry and biophysics
Biochemical Properties and Effects on Mitochondrial Respiration of Aqueous Extracts of Basidiomycete Mushrooms.
There are different varieties of mushrooms not yet studied spread all over the planet. The objective of this study was to evaluate biochemical properties and effects on mitochondrial respiration of eight Basidiomycete mushrooms: Flaviporus venustus EF30, Hydnopolyporus fimbriatus EF41 and EF44, Inonotus splitgerberi….
Turkey Tail · 2020 · Journal Article · Carbohydrate polymers
Biomimetic hydrogel by enzymatic crosslinking of pullulan grafted with ferulic acid.
A novel eco-friendly two-step synthesis process of neutral pullulan (PUL)-ferulic acid (FA) conjugates was reported in this work. Ferulic acid was first transformed to activated ferulate-imidazolide using N,N'-carbonyldiimidazole (CDI), a green activated reagent.
Enoki · 2020 · Journal Article · Veterinary immunology and immunopathology
Efficacy of fungal immunomodulatory protein to promote swine immune responses against porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus infection.
Fungal immunomodulatory protein (FIP) is one of the bioactive compounds of edible mushrooms, which has been shown to trigger type 1 T helper (Th1) pathway activation in research with mice..
Mesima · 2020 · Journal Article · Life sciences
Elucidating the anti-melanoma effect and mechanisms of Hispolon.
There is a rapid increase in the incidence of melanoma which has led to a global crisis. Thus, there is a great need for developing novel, safe and effective drugs for the treatment of melanoma..
Turkey Tail · 2020 · Journal Article · Bioprocess and biosystems engineering
Enzymatic saccharification of banana peel and sequential fermentation of the reducing sugars to produce lactic acid.
An integral bioprocess to produce lactic acid (LA) from banana peel (BP) was studied. Oxidases produced by Trametes versicolor and hydrolases produced by Aspergillus flavipes and Aspergillus niger saccharified BP at optimal conditions: 230 rpm, 66 g/L BP, and 73.5% (v/v) of enzymatic crude extract (using equal….
Oyster Mushroom · 2020 · Journal Article · Polymers
Manufacture of Reduced Fat White-Brined Cheese with the Addition of β-Glucans Biobased Polysaccharides as Textural Properties Improvements.
β-Glucan, isolated from the mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus, at a concentration of 0.4%, was used in the manufacture of reduced-fat white-brined cheese from sheep milk. Control reduced-fat cheese was also produced from the same milk without the addition of β-glucan..
Mesima · 2020 · Research Article · Mycobiology
Novel Antihypertension Mechanism of β-Glucan by Corin and ANP-Mediated Natriuresis in Mice.
Many of the β-glucans are known to have antihypertensive activities, but, except for angiotensin-converting enzyme II inhibition, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Corin is an atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP)-converting enzyme..
Maitake · 2020 · Journal Article · International journal of molecular sciences
Novel Medicinal Mushroom Blend as a Promising Supplement in Integrative Oncology: A Multi-Tiered Study using 4T1 Triple-Negative Mouse Breast Cancer Model.
Although medicinal mushroom extracts have been proposed as promising anti-cancer agents, their precise impacts on metastatic breast cancer are still to be clarified..
Turkey Tail · 2020 · Journal Article · Inflammation
Oat-Derived β-Glucans Induced Trained Immunity Through Metabolic Reprogramming.
Trained immunity has been recently identified in innate immune cells, which undergo long-term epigenetic and metabolic reprogramming after exposure to pathogens for protection from secondary infections..
Oyster Mushroom · 2020 · Journal Article · Foods (Basel, Switzerland)
Pleurotus Mushrooms Content in Glucans and Ergosterol Assessed by ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy and Multivariate Analysis.
Attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy was used to monitor the infrared absorption spectra of 79 mushroom samples from 29 Pleurotus ostreatus, P. eryngii and P.
Maitake · 2020 · Journal Article · International journal of medicinal mushrooms
Quantification of β-Glucan from Culinary-Medicinal Mushrooms Using Novel Artificial β-Glucan Recognition Protein.
(1->3)-β-D-glucans (BGs), found in culinary-medicinal mushrooms, exhibit an immunostimulatory effect; hence, it is important to measure the content of BGs contained in mushrooms..
Shiitake · 2020 · Journal Article · International journal of biological macromolecules
Synergistic immunomodulatory effect of complex polysaccharides from seven herbs and their major active fractions.
In this report, we present the strategy for the revelation of synergistic effect and elucidation of active fractions from an immunomodulatory complex polysaccharide derived from seven herbs (Lentinula edodes, Ganodorma lucidum, Tremella fuciformis, Chrysanthemum, Lycium barbarum, Codonopsis pilosula and Poria cocos),….
Mesima · 2020 · Journal Article · International journal of medicinal mushrooms
The Antimicrobial Activities of Silver Nanoparticles Synthesized from Medicinal Mushrooms.
Crude polysaccharide extracts derived from Agaricus bisporus (A), A. brasiliensis (B), and Phellinus linteus (P) were used for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs, labeled AAgNP, BAgNP, PAgNP, respectively)..
Niu-Chang-Chih · 2020 · Research Article · Cancers
The Novel Herbal Cocktail AGA Alleviates Oral Cancer through Inducing Apoptosis, Inhibited Migration and Promotion of Cell Cycle Arrest at SubG1 Phase.
Traditional Chinese medicines Antler's extract (A) and Ganoderma lucidum (G) and Antrodia Camphorata (A) have been known to individually contain a plethora of bioactive factors including triterpenoids, polysaccharides etc., exerting various curative impacts such as anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidative,….
Turkey Tail · 2019 · Journal Article · Chemosphere
A new laccase-mediator system facing the biodegradation challenge: Insight into the NSAIDs removal.
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are widely found pollutants in the aquatic environment and the currently available treatments for their removal are usually associated with some drawbacks..
Lion's Mane · 2019 · Research Article · Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Erinacine C on NO Production Through Down-Regulation of NF-κB and Activation of Nrf2-Mediated HO-1 in BV2 Microglial Cells Treated with LPS.
Previous studies have revealed the anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective properties of Hericium erinaceus extracts, including the fact that the active ingredient erinacine C (EC) can induce the synthesis of nerve growth factor..
Lion's Mane · 2019 · Journal Article · Tropical biomedicine
Anti-inflammatory effect of mushrooms in dengue-infected human monocytes.
Pathogenesis of dengue fever has been associated with the activation of the cytokine cascade that triggered inflammatory responses. The inflammatory reactions in dengue haemorrhagic fever/dengue shock syndrome (DHF/DSS) are the main cause of haemorrhagic manifestations, coagulation disorders, vascular permeability,….
Shiitake · 2019 · Journal Article · Mutation research. Genetic toxicology and environmental mutagenesis
Antigenotoxic and antioxidant potential of medicinal mushrooms (Immune Assist) against DNA damage induced by free radicals-an in vitro study.
Immune Assist (IA) is produced from extract of six species of medical mushrooms: Agaricus blazei - Cordyceps sinensis - Grifola frondosa - Ganoderma lucidum - Coriolus versicolor - Lentinula edodes. The genoprotective potential of IA was evaluated for the first time..
Niu-Chang-Chih · 2019 · Journal Article · Journal of food biochemistry
Antrodia cinnamomea—An updated minireview of its bioactive components and biological activity
Antrodia cinnamomea or Antrodia camphorata is a distinctive mushroom of Taiwan, which is being used as a traditional medicine to treat various health‐related conditions. More than 78 compounds have been identified in A.
Shiitake · 2019 · Journal Article · Integrative cancer therapies
Bioactive Immunomodulatory Compounds: A Novel Combinatorial Strategy for Integrated Medicine in Oncology? BAIC Exposure in Cancer Cells.
The Standardized Cultured Extract of Lentinula edodes Mycelia (also known as Active Hexose Correlated Compound, AHCC) and Wasabia japonica (Wasabi) are natural nutritional supplements known for their immunomodulatory and anticancer potential..
Mesima · 2019 · Journal Article · Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences
Hispolon induces apoptosis against prostate DU145 cancer cells via modulation of mitochondrial and STAT3 pathways.
Hispolon, a bioactive polyphenolic entity extracted from Phellinus linteus, possesses anticancer, antiinflammatory and anti-oxidant properties. Despite the reported therapeutic effects of this natural chemical entity, inhibitory potential of hispolon towards prostate carcinoma DU145 cells and mechanism of its action….
Shiitake · 2019 · Journal Article · Pharmaceutics
Increased Efficacy of Oral Fixed-Dose Combination of Amphotericin B and AHCC® Natural Adjuvant against Aspergillosis.
Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis represents one of the most serious fungal infections among immunocompromised patients. In this study, we aimed to analyze the in vivo efficacy of prophylactic oral amphotericin B (AMB) encapsulated in modified chitosan-nanoparticles (Nanomerics' Molecular Envelope Technology (MET))….
Maitake · 2019 · Research Article · Food & function
Macrophage activation by edible mushrooms is due to the collaborative interaction of toll-like receptor agonists and dectin-1b activating beta glucans derived from colonizing microorganisms.
Research supports the theory that the microbiome of plants and mushrooms produce potent activators of pathogen recognition receptors which are principal contributors to the stimulation of macrophages..
Enoki · 2019 · Research Article · Frontiers in microbiology
Prevalence, Antibiotic Susceptibility, and Molecular Characterization of Cronobacter spp. Isolated From Edible Mushrooms in China.
Cronobacter spp. are foodborne pathogens that can infect and cause life-threatening diseases in all age groups, particularly in infants and immunocompromised elderly.
Mesima · 2019 · Journal Article · Life sciences
Protective effect of a polyphenols-rich extract from Inonotus Sanghuang on bleomycin-induced acute lung injury in mice.
Mushroom Phellinus linteus ("Sanghuang" in Chinese) is a popular medicinal polypore used to treat several disorders through its various biological functions. Inonotus sanghuang is claimed to produce general immune-potentiating and strengthening, anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor and anti-microbial properties, but its….