Hepatoprotective Effects of Mushrooms

Molecules

Andréia Assunção Soares³  Anacharis Babeto de Sá-Nakanishi³  Adelar Bracht³  Sandra Maria Gomes da Costa²  Eloá Angélica Koehnlein¹  Cristina Giatti Marques de Souza³ 

[1] Department of Nutrition, Federal University of the Southern Frontier, Realeza 85770-000, Brazil; E-Mail:;Department of Biology, State University of Maringá, Maringá 87015-900, Brazil; E-Mail:;Department of Biochemistry, State University of Maringá, Maringá 87015-900, Brazil; E-Mails:

关键词: anthraquinol;    anti-oxidant activity;    ganoderenic acid;    β-glucan;    metabolism;    natural products;    oxidative stress;   

DOI  :  10.3390/molecules18077609

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

The particular characteristics of growth and development of mushrooms in nature result in the accumulation of a variety of secondary metabolites such as phenolic compounds, terpenes and steroids and essential cell wall components such as polysaccharides, β-glucans and proteins, several of them with biological activities. The present article outlines and discusses the available information about the protective effects of mushroom extracts against liver damage induced by exogenous compounds. Among mushrooms, Ganoderma lucidum is indubitably the most widely studied species. In this review, however, emphasis was given to studies using other mushrooms, especially those presenting efforts of attributing hepatoprotective activities to specific chemical components usually present in the mushroom extracts.

【 授权许可】

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