Immunomodulating compounds in Basidiomycetes

Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 202-207

  Mizuno, Masashi ^a   Nishitani, Yosuke ^b  

^a Graduate School of Agricultural Science   (Japan)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

glucan; Antitumor activity; Basidiomycetes; Immunomodulating activity; Polysaccharide

Indexed keywords

AGARICUS BLAZEI EXTRACT; DECTIN 1; FUCOIDIN; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INTERLEUKIN 8; LENTINAN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MESSENGER RNA; POLYSACCHARIDE; TUMOR ANTIGEN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

AGARICUS BLAZEI; AGROCYBE AEGERITA; AMANITA MUSCARIA; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARMIARIELLA TABESCENS; BASIDIOMYCETES; FLAMMULINA VELUTIPES; FOMITELLA FRAXINEA; GAHODERMA TSUGAE; GANODERMA LUCIDUM; GANODERMA TSUGAE; GENE EXPRESSION; GRIFOLA FRONDOSA; HERICIUM ERINACEUS; HOHENBUEHELIA SEROTINA; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INONOTUS OBLIQUUS; JAPAN; LENTINULA EDODES; LEUCOPAXILLUS GIGANTEUS; LYOPHYLLUM DECASTES; MEDICINAL MUSHROOM; MUSHROOM; NONHUMAN; PHALLUS INDUSIATUS; PLEUROTUS; PLEUROTUS CITRINOPILEATUS; PLEUROTUS CORNUCOPIAE; PLEUROTUS PULMONARIUS; POLYPORUS CONFLUENS; REVIEW; SARCODON ASPRATUS; SCHIZOPHILLUM COMMUNE;

AGARICUS BLAZEI; BASIDIOMYCOTA; LENTINULA EDODES;

EID: 84878274765     PISSN: 09120009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3164/jcbn.13-3     Document Type: Review

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