Shiitake Mushroom And Cancer | Anticancer Activity Of Shiitake Mushroom | Shiitake Mushroom In Cancer Treatment
Shiitake
mushroom (Lentinus edodes (Berk) Sing):
· Lentinula
edodes is an antiproliferative mushroom widely known as Shitake mushroom an
edible fungus native to Asia, and cultivated for food in many countries.
· The
fresh and dried forms of the mushroom are commonly used in East Asian cooking.
Extracts from the mushroom, and sometimes the whole dried mushroom, are used in
herbal remedies.
· Shiitake
mushroom is used for boosting the immune system, lowering blood cholesterol
levels, treating prostate cancer, and as an anti-aging.
· One
shiitake extract called lentinan is a beta glucan. This is a type of complex
sugar compound. Beta glucan is believed to stimulate the immune system and
trigger certain cells and proteins in the body to attack cancer cells. In
laboratory studies, it seems to slow the growth of some cancer cells.
· Lentinan,
a compound found in Shitake, is used as an intravenous anti-cancer drug with
antitumor properties. Both α and β-glucans derived from shiitake are used as
adjuvants in various clinical studies.
· Clinical
studies have associated lentinan with a higher survival rate, higher quality of
life and lower recurrence of cancer.
· From
a clinical standpoint, AHCC has generally been administered as an adjuvant in
combination with surgery and chemotherapy or radiation.
