Cordyceps Mushroom: A Potent Anticancer Nutraceutical
2010; Bentham Science Publishers; Volume: 3; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2174/18763960010030100179
ISSN1876-3960
AutoresMd. Asaduzzaman Khan, Mousumi Tania, Dian-zheng Zhang, Hanchun Chen,
Tópico(s)Herbal Medicine Research Studies
ResumoThe Cordyceps mushrooms have a long history as medicinal fungi.In Traditional Chinese Medicine, Cordyceps have been used to treat several conditions including cancers for thousand of years.Extracts from both mycelium and fruiting bodies of C. sinensis, C. militaris and other Cordyceps species showed significant anticancer activities by various mechanisms such as, modulating immune system and inducing cell apoptosis.Some polysaccharide components and cordycepin (3'-deoxyadenosine) have been isolated from C. sinensis and C. militaris, which acted as potent anticancer components.This review article aims to further elucidate the importance of Cordyceps mushrooms by summarizing the findings of some of the important research works concerning possible mechanism of anticancer activity of this mushroom.
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