Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Water-Soluble Polysaccharide of Agaricus blazei Murill on Ovariectomized Osteopenic Rats. [PDF]
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2013 In the present study, we investigated the anti-inflammatory activity of water-soluble polysaccharide ofAgaricus blazeiMurill (WSP-AbM) on ovariectomized osteopenic rats. The rats were administered orally WSP-AbM (200 mg/kg BW) for 8 weeks. Subsequent serum maleic dialdehyde (MDA) level, total antioxidant status (TAOS), nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB ...
Wang P, Li XT, Sun L, Shen L.
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Effects of selenium nanoparticles on cadmium uptake, selenium transformation, and metabolomics in Agaricus Blazei murill [PDF]
Scientific ReportsSelenium nanoparticles (Se NPs) primarily reduce cadmium content in plants. However, the mechanism by which Se NPs affect the Cd content in edible mushrooms is unknown. This study addressed this by exogenously adding Se NPs and Cd(NO3)2 to the cultivated
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Effect of a Medicinal Agaricus blazei Murill-Based Mushroom Extract, AndoSan™, on Symptoms, Fatigue and Quality of Life in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis in a Randomized Single-Blinded Placebo Controlled Study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Ingestion of AndoSan™, based on the mushroom Agaricus blazei Murill, has previously been shown to exhibit anti-inflammatory effects because of reduction of pro-inflammatory cytokines in healthy individuals and patients with ulcerative colitis.
Stig Palm Therkelsen +4 more
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Effect of the Medicinal Agaricus blazei Murill-Based Mushroom Extract, AndoSanTM, on Symptoms, Fatigue and Quality of Life in Patients with Crohn's Disease in a Randomized Single-Blinded Placebo Controlled Study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Ingestion of AndoSanTM, based on the mushroom Agaricus blazei Murill, has previously shown an anti-inflammatory effect through reduction of pro-inflammatory cytokines in healthy individuals and patients with Crohn's disease (CD).
Stig Palm Therkelsen +4 more
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Anti-Photodamage Effect of Agaricus blazei Murill Polysaccharide on UVB-Damaged HaCaT Cells. [PDF]
Int J Mol SciUVB radiation is known to induce photodamage to the skin, disrupt the skin barrier, elicit cutaneous inflammation, and accelerate the aging process. Agaricus blazei Murill (ABM) is an edible medicinal and nutritional fungus. One of its constituents, Agaricus blazei Murill polysaccharide (ABP), has been reported to exhibit antioxidant, anti-inflammatory,
Cheng W +5 more
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The anti-tumorigenic mushroom Agaricus blazei Murill enhances IL-1β production and activates the NLRP3 inflammasome in human macrophages. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Agaricus blazei Murill (AbM) has been reported to possess immune activity against tumors and infections through stimulation of mononuclear phagocytes. Recently, AbM extract was shown to induce the production of the pro-inflammatory cytokine, interleukin ...
Tsung-Teng Huang +8 more
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An extract of the medicinal mushroom Agaricus blazei Murill can protect against allergy. [PDF]
Clin Mol Allergy, 2009 Agaricus blazei Murill (AbM) is an edible Brazilian mushroom that has been used in traditional medicine for a range of diseases. It has been shown to have anti-infection and anti-tumor properties in the mouse, which are due to induction of Th1 responses. On the other hand, IgE-mediated allergy is induced by a Th2 response.Since according to the Th1/Th2
Ellertsen LK, Hetland G.
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Analysis of heavy metal characteristics and health risks of edible mushrooms in the mid-western region of China [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThis study determined the content of metal elements (As, Cd, Cr, Hg, Pb) in 9 edible mushrooms using ICP-MS, and evaluated the harm of long-term consumption of edible mushrooms to human health. The results showed that the concentrations of metal elements
Guofu Qin +9 more
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Effect of Agaricus blazei Murill on the pulmonary tissue of animals with streptozotocin-induced diabetes. [PDF]
Exp Diabetes Res, 2010 The present study was designed to evaluate the oxidative stress as well as the therapeutic effect ofAgaricus blazeiMuril (A. Blazei) in rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes. We used 25 Wistar rats, and DM was induced by injecting streptozotocin (70 mg/Kg i.p.).Agaricus blazeiMuril was administered daily starting 40 days after disease onset.A ...
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Measuring perceived effects of drinking an extract of basidiomycetes
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2007 Background To survey cancer patients who consume an extract of the Basidiomycetes Agaricus blazei Murill mushroom (Sen-Sei-Ro) to measure their self-assessment of its effects and to develop an instrument for use in future randomized trials.
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