Anti-tumor Effects of Exo- and Endo-biopolymers Produced from Submerged Cultures of Three Different Mushrooms.
- Author:
Yong Tae JEONG
1
;
Byung Keun YANG
;
Chun ru LI
;
Chi Hyun SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Biotechnology, Daegu University, Gyeongbuk, Gyeongsan 712-714, Korea. chsong@daegu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Antitumor;
biopolymer;
Collybia confluens;
Ganoderma applanatum;
Pleurotus eryngii
- MeSH:
Agaricales;
Animals;
Biopolymers;
Body Weight;
Ganoderma;
Liver;
Mice;
Pleurotus;
Sarcoma 180;
Spleen;
Ursidae
- From:Mycobiology
2008;36(2):106-109
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The anti-tumor effects of exo- (EX) and endo-biopolymers (EN) produced from submerged mycelial cultures of Ganoderma applanatum (GA), Collybia confluens (CC), and Pleurotus eryngii (PE) were studied using Sarcoma 180 bearing mice. Solid tumor growth was inhibited most effectively when 40 mg/kg body weight (BW) of GA-EX or PE-EN was administered to the intraperitoneal (i.p.) cavity of BALB/c mice. The spleen and liver indexes were increased in mice following i.p. administration of GA-EX and PE-EN fractions. GA-EX and PE-EN reduced the tumor formation by 30.7% and 29.4%, respectively. GA-EX and PE-EN increased the natural killer (NK) cell activity of splenocytes by 41.3% and 28.9%, respectively.
