The role of edible mushrooms in health: Evaluation of the evidence

Roupas, Peter; Keogh, Jennifer B.; Noakes, Manny; Margetts, Christine; Taylor, Pennie

doi:10.1016/j.jff.2012.05.003

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“…It has been used in traditional medicine as a healthy food supplement and against a variety of diseases, including cancer, diabetes, hyperlipidaemia, arteriosclerosis and chronic hepatitis (Wasser and Weis 1999). Numerous healthpromoting effects of A. brasiliensis have been scientifically proved (Wei and Van Griensven 2008, Hetland et al 2008, Kozarski et al 2011, Roupas et al 2012. Antigenotoxic, anticarcinogenic, antimutagenic and antitumor activities have been described (Guterres et al 2005, Mantovani et al 2008, Kim et al 2009, Ishii et al 2011) and a wide range of immunomodulatory properties (Johnson et al 2009, Ishii et al 2011, Kozarski et al 2011, Smiderle et al 2011, 2013.…”

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The effect of Agaricus brasiliensis extract supplementation on honey bee colonies

Stevanović

Stanimirović

Simeunović

et al. 2018

An. Acad. Bras. Ciênc.

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This study was done to discover any beneficial effect of a medicinal mushroom Agaricus brasiliensis extract on the honey bee. Firstly, a laboratory experiment was conducted on 640 bees reared in 32 singleuse plastic rearing cups. A. brasiliensis extract proved safe in all doses tested (50, 100 and 150 mg/kg/ day) irrespective of feeding mode (sugar syrup or candy). Secondly, a three-year field experiment was conducted on 26 colonies treated with a single dose of A. brasiliensis extract (100 mg/kg/day) added to syrup. Each year the colonies were treated once in autumn and twice in spring. The treatments significantly increased colony strength parameters: brood rearing improvement and adult population growth were noticed more often than the increase in honey production and pollen reserves. These positive effects were mainly observed in April. In conclusion, A. brasiliensis extract is safe for the bees and helps maintaining strong colonies, especially in spring.

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The effect of Agaricus brasiliensis extract supplementation on honey bee colonies

Stevanović

Stanimirović

Simeunović

et al. 2018

An. Acad. Bras. Ciênc.

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“…However, the majority of these effects are indirect since they are due to a stimulation or modulation of natural cellular immunity (Roupas et al, 2012). Therefore, with an equilibrated diet associated with the consumption of mushrooms, we can take advantage of the organoleptic/nutritional properties of edible mushrooms (Kalač, 2009) and their possible therapeutic properties, due to antioxidant, antitumor and antimicrobial activity (Ferreira et al, 2009 andAlves et al, 2012).…”

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Nutrients and non-nutrients composition and bioactivity of wild and cultivated Coprinus comatus (O.F.Müll.) Pers.

Stojković

Reis

Barros

et al. 2013

Food and Chemical Toxicology

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“…Mushrooms and mushroom components have been reported to have myriad of positive health benefits, mainly on the basis of in vitro and in vivo animal trials (Roupas et al, 2012). Studies have shown their potential as feed additives in livestock.…”

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Effect of a Mushroom (<i>Coriolus versicolor</i>) Based Probiotic on Goat Health

Ekwemalor¹,

Asiamah²,

Adjei‐Fremah³

et al. 2016

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences

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Maintenance of an adequate immune response is essential to goat health. CorPet biomass is a mushroom (Coriolus versicolor) based probiotic used as an immune-stimulant in man, horses and small animals. Fifteen BoerXSpanish goats were used in a crossover design to evaluate the effect of a commercial mushroom based probiotic across two periods on resilience of goats to gastrointestinal parasites in pasture based systems. Following initial screening for infection, goats were assigned to three groups of five (n = 15) individuals. Powdered CorPet was soaked in hot or cold water and sterile filtered. Goats were drenched daily with 10 mL of the hot (treatment I) or cold (treatment II) extract daily for an 8 week period. A control group of five age-matched goats received sterile water (treatment III). Body Weight (BW), Fecal Egg Count (FEC), FAMACHA scores, Packed Cell Volume (PCV) and White Blood Cell Differential counts (WBC) were determined weekly. The concentration of total serum protein, 8 Pro-inflammatory cytokines and Prostaglandin (PGE2) secretion was evaluated using commercial ELISAs for each. Treatment had no effect on BW, FEC, FAMACHA scores, PCV and WBC. Total serum protein concentration (p<0.001) increased. Increased levels of interferon production regulator (IFNr), Rantes and Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor (GCSF) and decreased levels of Granulocyte Macrophage ColonyStimulating Factor (GM-CSF) were observed in treated goats. The concentration of PGE2 decreased in all groups over the study period of 8 weeks. Greater changes were observed in treated goats (65-80%) compared to control (50%). Thus in goats CorPet may modulate innate immunity through differential regulation of the secretion of serum proteins including cytokines and PGE2 to impact goat health.

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The role of edible mushrooms in health: Evaluation of the evidence

Cited by 250 publications

References 148 publications

The effect of Agaricus brasiliensis extract supplementation on honey bee colonies

The effect of Agaricus brasiliensis extract supplementation on honey bee colonies

Nutrients and non-nutrients composition and bioactivity of wild and cultivated Coprinus comatus (O.F.Müll.) Pers.

Effect of a Mushroom (<i>Coriolus versicolor</i>) Based Probiotic on Goat Health

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