[HTML][HTML] Edible mushrooms and beta-glucans: Impact on human health

C Cerletti, S Esposito, L Iacoviello - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mushroom cell walls are rich in β-glucans, long or short-chain polymers of glucose subunits
with β-1, 3 and β-1, 6 linkages, that are responsible for the linear and branching structures …

Polysaccharides from Auricularia auricula: Preparation, structural features and biological activities

N Chen, H Zhang, X Zong, S Li, J Wang, Y Wang… - Carbohydrate …, 2020 - Elsevier
Auricularia auricula is a well-known traditional edible fungus with high nutritional and
pharmacological values. Polysaccharides are identified as one of the pivotal bioactive …

The polysaccharides from Auricularia auricula alleviate non-alcoholic fatty liver disease via modulating gut microbiota and bile acids metabolism

Y Shu, Y Huang, W Dong, X Fan, Y Sun, G Chen… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The polysaccharides from Auricularia auricula (AAPs), containing a large number of O-acetyl
groups that are related to the physiological and biological properties, seem to be potential …

Mushrooms and immunity

F Motta, ME Gershwin, C Selmi - Journal of autoimmunity, 2021 - Elsevier
In the wide field of nutraceuticals, the effects of mushrooms on immunity, cancer and
including autoimmunity have been proposed for centuries but in recent years a growing …

Review on Auricularia auricula-judae as a Functional Food: Growth, Chemical Composition, and Biological Activities

E Liu, Y Ji, F Zhang, B Liu, X Meng - Journal of agricultural and …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Although the application of Auricularia auricula-judae (AAJ) for health purposes has a long
tradition in Asia, there is a lack of research on the functional nutrition of AAJ; the current …

Functional perspective of black fungi (Auricularia auricula): Major bioactive components, health benefits and potential mechanisms

SJ Pak, F Chen, L Ma, X Hu, J Ji - Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Black fungi (Auricularia auricula) was known as one of the major
mushrooms grown and cultivated all over the world, especially northeast Asia. It has been …

[PDF][PDF] Antibacterial, antiviral, antioxidant, and anticancer activities of postbiotics: a review of mechanisms and therapeutic perspectives

L Aghebati-Maleki, P Hasannezhad… - … Res Appl Chem, 2021 - biointerfaceresearch.com
Several scientific evidence has shown the advantageous effects of probiotic-derived
metabolites on human health. Postbiotics are a wide range of bioactive compounds derived …

Insights into health-promoting effects of Jew's ear (Auricularia auricula-judae)

T Islam, K Ganesan, B Xu - Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Jew's ear is an important cultivated edible mushroom. It contains high levels of
melanin, carbohydrates, fiber, protein, amino acids, ergosterol, and ascorbic acids, and a …

Effects of Oudemansiella radicata polysaccharide on postharvest quality of oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) and its antifungal activity against Penicillium …

Q Liu, W Kong, S Hu, Y Kang, Y Zhang… - Postharvest Biology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The effects of a water-soluble polysaccharide from Oudemansiella radicata (ORWP) on the
postharvest quality of Pleurotus ostreatus were investigated. In the present work, oyster …

Cordyceps militaris polysaccharide converts immunosuppressive macrophages into M1-like phenotype and activates T lymphocytes by inhibiting the PD-L1/PD-1 axis …

S Bi, W Huang, S Chen, C Huang, C Li, Z Guo… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Tumour-associated macrophages (TAMs) inhibit the killing effect of T lymphocytes on tumour
cells through the immunocheckpoint programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1)/programmed …