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

• Published in: Applied microbiology and biotechnology Vol. 103; no. 19; pp. 7843 - 7867
• Main Authors: Wang, Caicheng, Zhang, Weiwei, Wong, Jack Ho, Ng, Tzibun, Ye, Xiujuan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.10.2019; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Anticancer properties; Antidiabetics; Antihypertensives; Antitumor activity; Antrodia - classification; Antrodia - genetics; Antrodia - metabolism; Apoptosis; Basidiocarps; Biological Products - metabolism; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedical materials; Biotechnology; Bladder; Breast; Cancer; Care and treatment; Cell cycle; Colorectal cancer; Dermatitis; Diabetes mellitus; Fungi; Genetic Variation; Glioblastoma; Gliomas; Immunoregulation; Ingredients; Ionizing radiation; Kinases; Laboratories; Leukemia; Life Sciences; Liver cancer; Lung cancer; Lungs; Lymphoma; Lymphomas; Melanoma; Microbial Genetics and Genomics; Microbiology; Mini-Review; Mushrooms; Neuroblastoma; Neuroprotection; Oral cancer; Pancreas; Pharmacology; Prostate; Proteins; Taiwan; Technology, Pharmaceutical - methods; Virology; Wound healing; Taiwan; Canada; China; Neuroprotective; Hepatoprotective; Anticancer; Antileukemia; Antiinflammatory; Antrodia camphorata

Antrodia camphorata , also known as A. cinnamomea , is a precious medicinal basidiomycete fungus endemic to Taiwan. 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...