Besides nutritional properties, mushrooms have attracted market attention because they are a potential source of bioactive compounds able to perform several functions in organisms with benefits for consumer health. In recent years Coriolus versicolor aroused interest among researchers because of the bioactive properties demonstrated.
Polysaccharopeptide (PSP) and polysaccharopeptide Krestin (PSK) have shown to be useful adjuncts to the therapy of cancer; these polysaccharides from C. versicolor have also shown prebiotic activity, stimulating the growth of probiotic bacteria. This review article highlights the health-promoting potential of several mushroom species with special emphasis on C. versicolor.
(1) Universidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF - Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina – Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Arquiteto Lobão Vital, Apartado 2511, 4202-401 Porto, Portugal
(2) Centro de Investigación en Recursos Naturales y Sustentabilidad (CIRENYS), Universidad Bernardo O’Higgins, Fábrica N∘ 1990, Segundo Piso, Santiago, Chile
(3) CEIL, Lúrio University, Marrere, Nampula, Mozambique
Journal of Food and Nutrition Research. Vol. 4, No. 12, 2016, pp 773-781
The original article:http://pubs.sciepub.com/JFNR/4/12/2/index.html
Clinical Articles
The following section outlines the clinical papers, posters and proposals that refer to the clinical use of MRL mushroom nutrition products. This information is for healthcare practitioners only and should not be provided to members of the general public.
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Clinical articles
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Evaluation of the prebiotic potential of Coriolus versicolor-Effect on the human gut microbiota.
C.M. Costa, S. Silva, L. Pimentel and M.M. Pintado -
Coriolus versicolor biomass increases dendritic arborization of newly generated neurons in mouse hippocampal dentate gyrus
Ferreiro E (1)(2)(3), Pita IR (4)(3), Mota SI (1)(2)(3), Valero J (5)(6), Ferreira NR (7), Fernandes T (8)(9), Calabrese V (10), Fontes-Ribeiro CA (4)(3), Pereira FC (4)(3), Rego AC (1)(3)(11) -
Enhanced complexity of hippocampal dentate gyrus newly-generated neurons in mice following Coriolus versicolor biomass administration
Ana Cristina Rego (1)(4)(11), Elisabete Ferreiro (1)(2)(4), Inês R. Pita (3)(4), Sandra I. Mota (1)(2),(4), Jorge Valero (5)(6) Nuno R Ferreira (7), Carlos A. Fontes-Ribeiro (3)(4), Tito Fernandes (8)(9), Vittorio Calabrese (10), Frederico C. Pereira (3) (4). -
Coriolus versicolor biomass Increases Hippocampal Dentate Gyrus Newly-Generated Neurons Complexity in Mice.
Frederico C. Pereira1)2), Elisabete Ferreiro2)3)4), Inês R. Pita1)2), Sandra I. Mota2)3)4), Jorge Valero5)6) Nuno R Ferreira7), Carlos A. Fontes-Ribeiro1)2), Tito Fernandes8)9), Vittorio Calabrese10), Cristina Rego2)3)11)