Antitumor polysaccharides from mushrooms: a review on the structural characteristics, antitumor mechanisms and immunomodulating activities

X Meng, H Liang, L Luo - Carbohydrate research, 2016 - Elsevier
Mushrooms are popular folk medicines that have attracted considerable attention because
of their efficient antitumor activities. This review covers existing research achievements on …

[HTML][HTML] Immune modulation from five major mushrooms: application to integrative oncology

AG Guggenheim, KM Wright… - Integrative Medicine: A …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This review discusses the immunological roles of 5 major mushrooms in oncology: Agaricus
blazei, Cordyceps sinensis, Grifola frondosa, Ganoderma lucidum, and Trametes versicolor …

Structure identification of a polysaccharide in mushroom Lingzhi spore and its immunomodulatory activity

Z Sheng, L Wen, B Yang - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2022 - Elsevier
Ganoderma lucidum spore serves as a well-known immunomodulatory functional food in
Asia. The polysaccharides in G. lucidum spore are responsible for the claimed …

[PDF][PDF] Current status of global Ganoderma cultivation, products, industry and market

KK Hapuarachchi, WA Elkhateeb, SC Karunarathna… - …, 2018 - mycosphere.org
Among many traditional medicines, Ganoderma has been used in Asian countries for over
two millennia as a traditional medicine for maintaining vivacity and longevity. Research on …

Structural characterization and immuno-enhancing activity of a highly branched water-soluble β-glucan from the spores of Ganoderma lucidum

Y Wang, Y Liu, H Yu, S Zhou, Z Zhang, D Wu… - Carbohydrate …, 2017 - Elsevier
A water soluble β-glucan (GLSWA-I) with a weight average molecular weight∼ 1.57× 10 5
g/mol, isolated from the aqueous extract of the broken cellular wall Ganoderma lucidum …

[HTML][HTML] Antitumor Activity of Extract From the Sporoderm-Breaking Spore of Ganoderma lucidum: Restoration on Exhausted Cytotoxic T Cell With Gut Microbiota …

J Su, L Su, D Li, O Shuai, Y Zhang, H Liang… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
As breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women population
worldwide, ongoing endeavor has been made for alternative regimens with improved …

[HTML][HTML] Polysaccharide from spore of Ganoderma lucidum ameliorates paclitaxel-induced intestinal barrier injury: Apoptosis inhibition by reversing microtubule …

D Li, L Gao, M Li, Y Luo, Y Xie, T Luo, L Su… - Biomedicine & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Side effects of chemotherapy are burning questions for physicians and patients involved in
cancers. Ganoderma lucidum is a widely consumed traditional Chinese medicine and edible …

Characterization and immunostimulatory activity of a polysaccharide from the spores of Ganoderma lucidum

L Guo, J Xie, Y Ruan, L Zhou, H Zhu, X Yun… - International …, 2009 - Elsevier
Spores of Ganoderma lucidum contain a large amount of bioactive substances and have a
higher bioactivity than the fruit bodies of G. lucidum. However, ingredients from spores are …

Immunostimulatory activities of polysaccharide extract isolated from Curcuma longa

GGL Yue, BCL Chan, PM Hon, EJ Kennelly… - International journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
Several curcuminoids and sesquiterpenoids isolated from Curcuma longa (CL) have been
shown to have many pharmacological activities. In the present study, the immunomodulatory …

Pharmacological Properties of Biocompounds from Spores of the Lingzhi or Reishi Medicinal Mushroom Ganoderma lucidum (Agaricomycetes): A Review

CR Soccol, LY Bissoqui, C Rodrigues… - … journal of medicinal …, 2016 - dl.begellhouse.com
Ganoderma lucidum is a well-known representative of mushrooms that have been used in
traditional Chinese medicine for centuries. New discoveries related to this medicinal …