Diversity of potentially exploitable pharmacological activities of the highly prized edible medicinal fungus Antrodia camphorata.

This article summarizes the recent advances in research on the multifarious pharmacological effects of A. camphorata. The mushroom exhibits anticancer activity toward a large variety of cancers including breast, cervical, ovarian, prostate, bladder, colorectal, pancreatic, liver, and lung cancers; melanoma; leukemia; lymphoma; neuroblastoma; and glioblastoma. Other activities encompass antiinflammatory, antiatopic dermatitis, anticachexia, immunoregulatory, antiobesity, antidiabetic, antihyperlipidemic, antiatherosclerotic, antihypertensive, antiplatelet, antioxidative, antiphotodamaging, hepatoprotective, renoprotective, neuroprotective, testis protecting, antiasthmatic, osteogenic, osteoprotective, antiviral, antibacterial, and wound healing activities. This review aims to provide a reference for further development and utilization of this highly prized mushroom.
PMID: 31407039 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology - August 11, 2019 Category: Microbiology Authors: Wang C, Zhang W, Wong JH, Ng T, Ye X Tags: Appl Microbiol Biotechnol Source Type: research