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[#1995-08] Effects of Administration of Grifola frondosa on Glucose Tolerance and Glucosuria in Rats with Experimental Diabetes, H. Horio et al.

Effects of Administration of Grifola frondosa on Glucose Tolerance and Glucosuria in Rats with Experimental Diabetes Horio, H(a), Ohtsuru, M(b) a) Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Home Economics, Yamaguchi Women’s University, b) Department of Food and Nutrition, School of Human Life and Environmental Sciences, Mukogawa Women’s University The effects of Maitake (Grifola frondosa) on blood glucose levels in rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes were investigated. Diabetic rats were produced by injecting 80 mg/kg streptozotocin...

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[#1995-07] Antitumor Activity in Mice by β-Glucan Obtained from Grifola frondosa (Maitake), K. Adachi et al.

Antitumor Activity in Mice by β-Glucan Obtained from Grifola frondosa (Maitake) Adachi, K, Nanba, H, Kuroda, H Department of Microbiology, Kobe Women’s College of Pharmacy A polysaccharide (3-branched β-1,6-glucan MT-2) extracted from fruit bodies of Grifola frondosa ( Maitake ) showed an antitumor effect against mouse syngeneic tumors (MM-46 carcinoma and IMC-carcinoma). It not only directly activates various effector cells (microphages, natural killer cells, killer T cells, etc.) to attack tumor cells, but also potentiates the...

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[#1995-06] Results of Non-Controlled Clinical Study for Various Cancer Patients Using Maitake D-Fraction, Hiroaki Nanba

Results of Non-Controlled Clinical Study for Various Cancer Patients Using Maitake D-Fraction Nanba, H Department of Microbial Chemistry, Kobe Pharmaceutical University A non-randomized clinical study using D-fraction and Maitake crude tablets was conducted to investigate if those are effective against cancer patients as they were against animals. The study was carried out with 165 patients with advanced cancer, stage III-IV, 25-65 years old. Most of the patients receiving the Maitake treatment claimed improvement of overall symptoms. The...

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[#1995-05] Structure-activity relationship of (1->3)-β-D-glucans in the induction of cytokine production from macrophages, in vitro, Mitsuhiro Okazaki et al.

Structure-activity relationship of (1->3)-β-D-glucans in the induction of cytokine production from macrophages, in vitro Okazaki M, Adachi Y, Ohno N, Yadomae T. Laboratory of Immunopharmacology of Microbial Products School of Pharmacy, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science In a previous study, we reported that one of the gel-forming (1->3)-β-D-glucans, grifolan (from Maitake  Grifola frondosa, GRN), stimulated cytokine production from macrophages in vitro. However, several other gel-forming (1->3)-β-D-glucans, such as...

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[#1995-04] Maitake: Grifolan-Ohno, Naohito et al ‘Grifolan’

Enhancement of LPS triggered TNF-α (tumor necrosis factor-α) production by (1->3)-β-D-glucans in mice Ohno N, Asada N, Adachi Y, Yadomae T. Tokyo College of Pharmacy Effects of (1->3)-β-D-glucans on tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α ) production in mice in vivo were investigated with or without triggering stimulation of lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Administration of grifolan (GRN) (100-250 μg/mouse) obtained from Grifola frondosa ( maitake ), did not elevate the TNF-α concentration in serum, but significantly elevated LPS (10...

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[#1995-03] Characterization of a Thermostable Lysine-Specific Metalloendereptidase from the Fruiting Bodies of a Basidiomycete, Grifola frondosa, Takashi Nonaka et al.

Characterization of a Thermostable Lysine-Specific Metalloendereptidase from the Fruiting Bodies of a Basidiomycete, Grifola frondosa Takashi Nonaka, Hiroko Ishikawa, Yoichi Tsumuraya, Yohichi Hashimoto, Naoshi Dohmae, and Koji Takio Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Saitama University, Saitama, Japan; and Division of Biomolecular Characterization, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Saitama, Japan   A zinc-metalloendopeptidase, MEP, capable of catalyzing specific cleavage of acyl-lysine bonds...

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[#1995-02] Inactivation of (1-3)-β-D-Glucan in Mice, Toshihide Miyura et al.

Inactivation of (1-3)-β-D-Glucan in Mice Toshihide MIURA, Naohito OHNO, Masahiro SUDA, Noriko N. MIURA, Shigehiko SHIMADA, and Toshiro YADOMAE Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science (formerly Tokyo College of Pharmacy), Tokyo Japan and Kitasato University Hospital, Department of Pharmacy, Kanagawa, Japan. Intraperitoneally or intravenously administered (1–>3)-β-D-glucan remained in the liver and spleen, for a long time without major structural changes, but the priming activity to lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-triggered tumor...

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[#1995-01] Activity of Maitake D-Fraction to Inhibit Carcinogenesis and Metastasis, Hiroaki Nanba

Activity of Maitake D-Fraction to Inhibit Carcinogenesis and Metastasis Nanba, H Department of Microbial Chemistry, Kobe Pharmaceutical University Of all the medicinal mushrooms studied by the author, the Maitake mushroom (Grifola frondosa) has the strongest antitumor activity in tumor growth inhibition both when administered orally and intraperitoneally. In fact, most of the other mushroom extracts are reported ineffective when given orally. In this report, the author investigated Maitake’s activities on the inhibition of carcinogenesis...

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[#1994-11] Chemical Modification and Antitumor Activity of Polysaccharides from the Mycelium of Liquid-Cultured Grifola frondosa, Cun Zhuang et al.

Chemical Modification and Antitumor Activity of Polysaccharides from the Mycelium of Liquid-Cultured Grifola frondosa Zhuang, C(a), Mizuno, T(b), Ito, H(c), Shimura, K(c) a) The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Gifu University, b) Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University, c) School of Medicine, Mie University Twenty-three chemically modified polysaccharides, including five polyaldehyde-, ten polyalcohol-, four formylated-polysaccharides and four formolysis products of polysaccharides, were prepared from nine mycelial...

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[#1994-10] Antitumor Activity and Immunological Property of Polysaccharides from the Mycelium of Liquid-Cultured Grifola frondosa, Cun Zhuang et al.

Antitumor Activity and Immunological Property of Polysaccharides from the Mycelium of Liquid-Cultured Grifola frondosa Zhuang, C(a), Mizuno, T(b), Ito, H(c), Shimura, K(c), Sumiya, T(d), Kawade, M(d) a) The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Gifu University, b) Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University, c) School of Medicine, Mie University, d) Iwade Mushroom Institute, Japan A systematic method for the fractionation and purification of antitumor polysaccharide fractions from the mycelium of liquid-cultured Grifola frondosa (...

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