[#2009-15] The effects of whole mushroom...

The effects of whole mushrooms during inflammation Sanhong Yu1, Veronika Weaver1, Keith Martin2 and Margherita T Cantorna*1 1Center for Immunology and Infectious Disease, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Science, The Pennsylvania State University, USA and 2Department of Nutrition, Arizona State University, USA   Abstract Background: Consumption of edible mushrooms has been suggested to improve health. A number of isolated mushroom constituents have been shown to modulate immunity. Five commonly consumed edible mushrooms were tested to determine whether whole...

[#2009-14] Maitake Mushroom (Grifola fro...

Maitake Mushroom (Grifola frondosa): Systematic Review by the Natural Standard Research Collaboration Catherine Ulbricht, PharmD, Wendy Weissner, BA, Ethan Basch, MD, Nicole Giese, MS, Paul Hammerness, MD, Erica Rusie–Seamon, PharmD, Minney Varghese, BS, Jen Woods, BS The objective of this study was to evaluate the scientific evidence on maitake, including expert opinion, folkloric precedent, history, pharmacology, kinetics/dynamics, interactions, adverse effects, toxicology, and dosing. This review serves as a clinical support tool. Electronic searches were conducted in...

[#2009-13] Antitumor effects of a water-...

Antitumor effects of a water-soluble extract from Maitake (Grifola frondosa) on human gastric cancer cell lines KOHEI SHOMORI1, MAKO YAMAMOTO1, ICHIRO ARIFUKU2, KAZUKI TERAMACHI1 and HISAO ITO1 1Division of Organ Pathology, Department of Microbiology and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine,Tottori University, Japan 2Industrial Research Institute of Tottori Prefecture, Sakaiminato, Japan Abstract. We investigated the effects of a water-soluble extract of Maitake (Grifola frondosa), a Japanese edible mushroom, on the proliferation and cell death of four human gastric cancer...

[#2009-12] Maitake Beta-Glucan Enhances ...

Maitake Beta-Glucan Enhances Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation in the NOD/SCID Mouse HONG LIN, ELISA DE STANCHINA, XI KATHY ZHOU, YUHONG SHE, DANTHANH HOANG, SANDY WY CHEUNG, BARRIE CASSILETH, AND SUSANNA CUNNINGHAM-RUNDLES   Beta glucans are cell wall constituents of yeast, fungi and bacteria, as well as mushrooms and barley. Glucans are not expressed on mammalian cells and are recognized as pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPS) by pattern recognition receptors (PRR). Beta glucans have potential activity as bio­logical response modifiers for...

[#2009-11] Maitake beta-glucan enhances ...

Maitake beta-glucan enhances granulopoiesis and mobilization of granulocytes by increasing G-CSF production and modulating CXCR4/SDF-1 expression Koichi Ito, Yuki Masuda, Yoshihiko Yamasaki, Yoshinobu Yokota, Hiroaki Nanba Department of Microbial Chemistry, Kobe Pharmaceutical University,  Japan Abstract Previous studies have presented that Maitake beta-glucan (MD-Fraction) extracted from the fruit body of Grifola frondosa has an anti-tumor effect by activating the immune system. Recently, the stimulating effects of beta-glucans on hematopoiesis were identified as new...

[#2009-10] Characterization and Antitumo...

Characterization and Antitumor Effect of a Novel Polysaccharide from Maitake ( Grifola frondosa ) YUKI MASUDA,*,† AKIHISA MATSUMOTO,‡ TOSHIHIKO TOIDA,‡ TADAO OIKAWA,§KOICHI ITO,# AND HIROAKI NANBA† †Department of Microbial Chemistry, Kobe Pharmaceutical University,  Japan, ‡Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Japan, §Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering, Kansai University, Japan, and #Science 2 (G12), School of Medical Science, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University, ...