Antitumor polysaccharides from mushrooms: a review on the structural characteristics, antitumor mechanisms and immunomodulating activities

X Meng, H Liang, L Luo - Carbohydrate research, 2016 - Elsevier
Mushrooms are popular folk medicines that have attracted considerable attention because
of their efficient antitumor activities. This review covers existing research achievements on …

[HTML][HTML] Tissue invasion and metastasis: Molecular, biological and clinical perspectives

WG Jiang, AJ Sanders, M Katoh, H Ungefroren… - Seminars in cancer …, 2015 - Elsevier
Cancer is a key health issue across the world, causing substantial patient morbidity and
mortality. Patient prognosis is tightly linked with metastatic dissemination of the disease to …

Recent developments in mushrooms as anti-cancer therapeutics: a review

S Patel, A Goyal - 3 Biotech, 2012 - Springer
From time immemorial, mushrooms have been valued by humankind as a culinary wonder
and folk medicine in Oriental practice. The last decade has witnessed the overwhelming …

[HTML][HTML] Bioactivities and health benefits of mushrooms mainly from China

JJ Zhang, Y Li, T Zhou, DP Xu, P Zhang, S Li, HB Li - Molecules, 2016 - mdpi.com
Many mushrooms have been used as foods and medicines for a long time. Mushrooms
contain polyphenols, polysaccharides, vitamins and minerals. Studies show that mushrooms …

Medicinal mushrooms in supportive cancer therapies: an approach to anti-cancer effects and putative mechanisms of action

DD De Silva, S Rapior, F Fons, AH Bahkali, KD Hyde - Fungal Diversity, 2012 - Springer
Medicinal mushrooms have been valued as natural sources of bioactive compounds since
times immemorial and have been recognized as potential immunomodulating and anti …

Natural bioactive compounds targeting epigenetic pathways in cancer: a review on alkaloids, terpenoids, quinones, and isothiocyanates

N El Omari, S Bakrim, M Bakha, JM Lorenzo… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cancer is one of the most complex and systemic diseases affecting the health of mankind,
causing major deaths with a significant increase. This pathology is caused by several risk …

Targeting the signaling in Epstein–Barr virus-associated diseases: Mechanism, regulation, and clinical study

Y Cao, L Xie, F Shi, M Tang, Y Li, J Hu, L Zhao… - Signal transduction and …, 2021 - nature.com
Epstein–Barr virus-associated diseases are important global health concerns. As a group I
carcinogen, EBV accounts for 1.5% of human malignances, including both epithelial-and …

Exploring the recent trends in perturbing the cellular signaling pathways in cancer by natural products

MM Rahman, MT Sarker, MA Alam Tumpa… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cancer is commonly thought to be the product of irregular cell division. According to the
World Health Organization (WHO), cancer is the major cause of death globally. Nature offers …

Mushroom-derived bioactive molecules as immunotherapeutic agents: A review

DK Patel, SD Dutta, K Ganguly, SJ Cho, KT Lim - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mushrooms with enhanced medicinal properties focus on finding such compounds that
could modulate the human body's immune systems. Mushrooms have antimicrobial …

Secondary metabolites from higher fungi

HP Chen, JK Liu - Progress in the chemistry of organic natural products …, 2017 - Springer
Secondary metabolites of higher fungi (mushrooms) are an underexplored resource
compared to plant-derived secondary metabolites. An increasing interest in mushroom …