Supplementation with a soluble beta-glucan exported from Shiitake Medicinal Mushroom, Lentinus edodes (Berk.) Singer Mycelium: A crossover, placebo-controlled study in healthy elderly

International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 319-326

  Gaullier, Jean Michel ^a   Sleboda, Jowita ^a   Øfjord, Erik Snorre ^b   Ulvestad, Elling ^c   Nurminiemi, Minna ^a   Moe, Cecilie ^a   Albrektsen, Tor ^d   Gudmundsen, Ola ^a  

^a Link Medical Research AS   (Norway)

^b CENCLIN   (Norway)

^c HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d GlycaNova Norway   (Norway)

Author keywords

B cells; Beta glucan; Elderly; Immune response; Lentinex ; Lentinus edodes; Medicinal mushrooms; NK cells; Shiitake mushroom

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; LENTINAN; LENTINEX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; AGED; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG SAFETY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LENTINULA EDODES; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; XEROSTOMIA;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; B-LYMPHOCYTES; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY; LENTINAN; MALE; MYCELIUM; SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; LENTINULA EDODES;

EID: 80053933069     PISSN: 15219437     EISSN: 19404344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/IntJMedMushr.v13.i4.10     Document Type: Article

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