• Mamma-Carcinoma: Maitake, Shiitake, Coriolus, Reishi, Agaricus • Cervix-Carcinoma/Uterus: Agaricus, Coriolus • Colorectal Carcinoma: Agaricus, Maitake, Hericium • Stomach Carcinoma: Hericium, Coriolus • Leukemia: Cordyceps, Reishi, Maitake, Polyporus, Coriolus • Liver Cancer: Reishi, Maitake, Shiitake, Polyporus, Coriolus • Lung Cancer: Cordyceps, Reishi, Maitake, Polyporus, Coriolus • Lympho...

Shiitake mushrooms (Lentinus edodes) have many nutritional and medicinal benefits. The cultivation of log-grown shiitake mushrooms encourages forest farming and can be an opportunity for farmers interested in developing an additional enterprise. In 2006, the University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry conducted a nationwide survey of shiitake mushroom producers to analyze the U.S. shiitake m...

Shiitake fungi (Lentinus edodes) from China, is the second most commonly produced edible mushroom in the world. Its consumption is spreading in the Eastern world and therefore adverse effects are being reported regarding production and intake. The most frequent reaction related to Shiitake is an itching toxicoderma similar to eczema that appears in scratching areas related to raw or lightly coo...

The present study reports arsenic speciation analysis in edible Shiitake (Lentinula edodes) products. The study focused on the extraction, and accurate quantification of inorganic arsenic (iAs), the most toxic form of arsenic, which was selectively separated and determined using anion exchange LC-ICPMS. A wide variety of edible Shiitake products (fresh mushrooms, food supplements, canned and de...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the IgE-mediated pathogenesis of severe asthma presented by a patient only after handling shiitake (Lentinus edodes) mushrooms (SM). MATERIAL AND METHODS Skin tests were performed using in-house extracts from mushrooms that the patient usually handled, i.e., shiitake, porcini, oyster and black fungus mushroom varieties. Specific IgE to champ...

Shiitake Dermatitis is a skin eruption that resembles whiplash marks and occurs after consumption of raw shiitake mushrooms. It is caused by a toxic reaction to lentinan, a thermolabil polysaccharide which decomposes upon heating. We report the second case of this dermatitis in Brazil. A 25-year-old man presented with linearly arranged erythematous, pruritic papules on the trunk and limbs, afte...

SD: Shiitake dermatitis SM: Shiitake mushroom INTRODUCTION Lentinula edodes, or shiitake mushroom (SM), is typically grown in EasternAsia and used in traditional Asian medicine and cuisine. Recently, SM became popular in Western culture and is now the second most commonly consumed mushroom in the world. Although rare, adverse reactions to SM have been previously reported. In mushroom farm worke...

To obtain basic information on the biochemical property of basidiospores of shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes), the ability of producing extracellular enzyme was assessed using a chromogenic plate-based assay. For the aim, amylase, avicelase, β-glucosidase, CM-cellulase, pectinase, proteinase, and xylanase were tested against monokaryotic strains generated from forty basidiospores of two diff...

We consider the impact o f recent molecular phylogenetic analyses on conservation issues for shiitake mushrooms. Based on mating compatibility, shiitake has been considered a single species, Lentinula edodes sensu lato. Phylogenetic analyses o f ribosomal RNA internal transcribed spacers (Htbbett et aL 1995), however, suggest that shiitake is composed o f f our distinct lineages. Thus, under a ...

When tumor-bearing mice were given diet containing fruit bodies of shiitake (L-feed), the tumor growth was apparently inhibited. To elucidate the mechanisms of this action, the effects of the L-feed on the production superoxide anion (SOA) by macrophages and the cytotoxicity of natural killer T cells were studied. When MM-46 carcinoma-bearing C3H mice were maintained on L-feed (containing 20% s...