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Shiitake (Lentinula Edodes)

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• Influence of Shiitake on the Immune Response:
  Oral application of natural immunomodulating glucans from Shiitake mushrooms strongly stimulate both the cellular and humoral branch of immune reactions.
  • DAI, Xiaoshuang; et al. Consuming Lentinula Edodes (Shiitake) Mushrooms Daily Improves Human Immunity: A Randomized Dietary Intervention in Healthy Young Adults. Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 2015, 34.6: 478-487. PMID:25866155
    Conclusions: Regular L. edodes consumption resulted in improved immunity, as seen by improved cell proliferation and activation and increased sIgA production. The changes observed in cytokine and serum CRP levels suggest that these improvements occurred under conditions that were less inflammatory than those that existed before consumption.
  • CUI, Yujiao; YAN, Huidan; ZHANG, Xuewu. Preparation of Lentinula Edodes Polysaccharide-Calcium Complex and Its Immunoactivity. Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry, 2015, 79.10: 1619-1623. PMID:26016702
  • VETVICKA, Vaclav; VETVICKOVA, Jana. Immune-enhancing Effects of Maitake (Grifola Frondosa) and Shiitake (Lentinula Edodes) Extracts. Annals of translational medicine, 2014, 2.2: 14. PMID:25332990
    Conclusions: Short-term oral application of natural immunomodulating glucans from Maitake and Shiitake mushrooms strongly stimulated both the cellular and humoral branch of immune reactions. These activities were significantly higher than those of AHCC.