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[#2000-06] Suppression of D-galactosamine-induced liver injury by mushrooms in rats, E. W. Lee
Suppression of D-galactosamine-induced liver injury by mushrooms in rats Lee EW, He P, Kawagishi H, Sugiyama K. Department of Applied Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University, Japan. Six species of edible mushroom were found to suppress D-galactosamine-induced enhancement of plasma alanine and aspartate aminotransferase activities when powdered mushrooms were added to the diet (5%) and fed to rats for 2 wk. Grifola frondosa ( maitake ) exhibited the most potent effect in a dose-dependent manner. A significant effect was...
read more[#2000-05] Induction of apoptosis in human prostatic cancer cells with β-glucan (Maitake mushroom polysaccharide), S.A. Fullerton et al.
Induction of apoptosis in human prostatic cancer cells with β-glucan (Maitake mushroom polysaccharide) Fullerton SA, Samadi AA, Tortorelis DG, Choudhury MS, Mallouh C, Tazaki H, Konno S. Department of Urology, New York Medical College PURPOSE: To explore more effective treatment for hormone-refractory prostate cancer, we investigated the potential antitumor effect of β-glucan, a polysaccharide of the Maitake mushroom, on prostatic cancer cells in vitro. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Human prostate cancer PC-3 cells were treated with various...
read more[#2000-04] Effects of maitake (Grifola frondosa) polysaccharide on collagen-induced arthritis in mice, K. Shigesue et al.
Effects of maitake (Grifola frondosa) polysaccharide on collagen-induced arthritis in mice Shigesue K, Kodama N, Nanba H. Department of Microbial Chemistry, Kobe Pharmaceutical University We recently reported the anti-hepatitis effect of a polysaccharide, designated as the D-fraction, extracted from maitake. Its effect includes immuno-regulating activities. We investigated the effect of the glucan in collagen-induced arthritis (CIA). The D-fraction was administered to CIA mice for 30 consecutive days. Arthritis development was observed from...
read more[#2000-03] Activities of Polysaccharides Obtained from Grifola frondosa on Insulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus Induced by Streptozotocin in Mice, H. Kurushima et al.
Activities of Polysaccharides Obtained from Grifola frondosa on Insulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus Induced by Streptozotocin in Mice Kurushima, H, Kodama, N, Nanba, H Department of Microbial Chemistry, Kobe Pharmaceutical University In an experiment with C57BL/6J model mice having insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) induced by streptozotocin, the glucans obtained from Maitake fruit body were found to suppress activation and proliferation of macrophages and consequently to inhibit the generation of nitric oxide (NO) and IL...
read more[#2000-02] Two Novel Diterpenoids, Erinacines H and I from the Mycelia of Hericium erinaceum, F. W. Lee et al.
Two Novel Diterpenoids, Erinacines H and I from the Mycelia of Hericium erinaceum Eun Woo LEE, Kazue Surzuki, Satoshi HOSOKAWA, Masami Suzuki, Hiroyuki SUGANUMA, Takahiro INAKUMA, Jingxuan Li, Mayumi OHNISHI-KAMEYAMA, Tadahiro NAGATA, Shoei FURUKAWA, and Hirokazu KAwAcistn Novel diterpenoids, erinacines H (1) and I (3), were isolated from the cultured mycelia of Lion’s Mane mushroom (Hericium erinaceum). The structures of the compounds were determined by interpretation of the spectral data. Erinacine H showed stimulating...
read more[#2000-01] Pharmacological Functions of Chinese Medicinal Fungus Cordyceps sinensis and Related Species, Sheng-Yuan Wang et al.
Pharmacological Functions of Chinese Medicinal Fungus Cordyceps sinensis and Related Species SHENG-YUAN WANG1,2 AND MING-SHI SHIAO1* 1. Department of Medical Research and Education, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan 2. Institute of Traditional Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan ABSTRACT Cordyceps sinensis, an entomogenous fungus used in traditional Chinese medicine, exhibits very broad biological and pharmacological actions in hepatic, renal, cardiovascular, and immunologic systems as well as...
read more[#1999-04] Activity of Edible Mushrooms Against the Growth of Human T4 Leukemic Cancer Cells, HeLa Cervical Cancer Cells and Plasmodium falciparum, A. Lovy et al.
Activity of Edible Mushrooms Against the Growth of Human T4 Leukemic Cancer Cells, HeLa Cervical Cancer Cells and Plasmodium falciparum Lovy, A(a), Knowles, B(b), Labbe, R, Nolan(c), L(b) a) Institute of Biological Chemistry, Washington State University, b) Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, c) Food Science Department, University of Massachusetts Several edible Hymenomycete mushroom species have been screened as possible inhibitors of human T4 leukemic cancer cells, HeLa cervical cancer cells,...
read more[#1999-03] Effect of maitake (Grifola frondosa) water extract on inhibition of adipocyte conversion of C3H10T1/2B2C1 cells, R. Nakai et al.
Effect of maitake (Grifola frondosa) water extract on inhibition of adipocyte conversion of C3H10T1/2B2C1 cells Nakai R, Masui H, Horio H, Ohtsuru M. Department of Food Science and Nutrition, School of Human Environmental Science, Mukogawa Women’s University We investigated the effect of maitake (Grifola frondosa) water extract on inhibiting the conversion of C3H10T1/2B2C1 cells into adipocytes. Maitake water extract was fractionated by molecular sieve. Heat-labile compounds strongly inhibiting adipocyte conversion proved to occur in...
read more[#1999-02] Preparation of Antibody against Antitumor R-Glucan in Maitake ( Grifola frondosa ) and Its Application, Masashi Mizuno et al.
Preparation of Antibody against Antitumor R-Glucan in Maitake ( Grifola frondosa ) and Its Application Masashi MIZUNO, Akio YAMAKAWA, Kenichiro MINATO, Sachiko KAWAKAMI, Shigenobu TATSUOKA, Hirofumi TERAI and Hironobu TSUCHIDA Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kobe University, Kobe , Japan Antibodies against an antitumor β-glucan purified from Grifola frondosa (GGF) were raised in the rabbit by subcutaneous immunization. Our antibodies reacted significantly with GGF by an ELISA inhibition assay. The antibodies did not recognize...
read more[#1999-01] Medicinal Effect and Utilization of Cordyceps (Fr.) Link (Ascomycetes) and lsaria Fr. (Mitosporic Fungi) Chinese Caterpillar Fungi, “Tochukaso” (Review)*, Takashi Mizuno
Medicinal Effect and Utilization of Cordyceps (Fr.) Link (Ascomycetes) and lsaria Fr. (Mitosporic Fungi) Chinese Caterpillar Fungi, “Tochukaso” (Review)* Takashi Mizuno Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University, Japan ABSTRACT: Cordiceps (Fr.) Link species (Tochukaso in Japanese, Chinese caterpillar fungi) are a parasite on cicada larvae that forms its scleotium in the insect larvae. At present, the fruiting bodies of Cordyceps species are not cultivated or cultured. However,...
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