Shiitake

Antibiotic activity

• Antimicrobial, Cytotoxic, Anti-Inflammatory, and Antioxidant Activity of Culinary Processed Shiitake Medicinal Mushroom (Lentinus edodes, Agaricomycetes) and Its Major Sulfur Sensory-Active Compound-Lenthionine
• An examination of antibacterial and antifungal properties of constituents of Shiitake (Lentinula edodes) and oyster (Pleurotus ostreatus) mushrooms
• Antimicrobial properties of shiitake mushrooms (Lentinula edodes)
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Cancer Prevention

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• Shiitake Mushroom, Lentinan, and Cancer
• Inhibition of growth and induction of apoptosis in human cancer cell lines by an ethyl acetate fraction from shiitake mushrooms

Cholesterol Regulation

• Diets Containing Shiitake Mushroom Reduce Serum Lipids and Serum Lipophilic Antioxidant Capacity in Rats
• Antihyperlipidemic Effect of Dietary Lentinus edodes on Plasma, Feces and Hepatic Tissues in Hypercholesterolemic Rats
• Effect of Various Mushroom Preparations on Cholesterol Levels in Rats
• Lentinus edodes promotes fat removal in hypercholesterolemic mice

Liver Protection

• Lentinus edodes promotes fat removal in hypercholesterolemic mice
• A High-Dose Shiitake Mushroom Increases Hepatic Accumulation Of Triacylglycerol In Rats Fed A High-Fat Diet: Underlying Mechanism
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Nerve Support

• Why Shiitake Mushrooms Are Good For You
• Neuronal Health – Can Culinary and Medicinal Mushrooms Help?
• Medicinal Mushrooms: Bioactive Compounds, Use, and Clinical Trials
• Therapeutic potential of culinary-medicinal mushrooms for the management of neurodegenerative diseases: diversity, metabolite, and mechanism
• Neurohealth Properties of Hericium erinaceus Mycelia Enriched with Erinacines

Weight Management

• Dietary Shiitake Mushroom (Lentinus edodes) Prevents Fat Deposition and Lowers Triglyceride in Rats Fed a High-Fat Diet
• Shiitake Mushrooms: Health Benefits, Nutrition, and Uses
• Why Shiitake Mushrooms Are Good For You
• Mushrooms and Weight Loss