Stimulation of human innate immune cells by medicinal mushroom sclerotial polysaccharides

International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 215-223

  Wong, Ka Hing ^a   Lai, Connie K M ^a   Cheung, Peter Chi Keung ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Innate immune cells; Medicinal mushrooms; Mushroom sclerotium; Polysaccharides; Stimulation

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCAN; CD56 ANTIGEN; DECTIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 2; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; FUNGAL SCLEROTIUM; IMMUNOMODULATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; MONOCYTE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PLEUROTUS; POLYPORUS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; PLEUROTUS TUBERREGIUM; POLYPORUS;

EID: 70349923893     PISSN: 15219437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/IntJMedMushr.v11.i3.10     Document Type: Article

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