Anticancer Activities of Mushrooms: A Neglected Source for Drug Discovery.

ABSTRACT: Approximately 270 species of mushrooms have been reported as potentially useful for human health. However, few mushrooms have been studied for bioactive compounds that can be helpful in treating various diseases. Like other natural regimens, the mushroom treatment appears safe, as could be expected from their long culinary and medicinal use. This review aims to provide a critical discussion on clinical trial evidence for mushrooms to treat patients with diverse types of cancer. In addition, the review also highlights the identified bioactive compounds and corresponding mechanisms of action among the explored mushrooms. Furthermore, it also discusses mushrooms with anticancer properties, demonstrated either in vitro and/or in vivo models, which have never been tested in clinical studies. Se

SUBMITTER: Panda SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8876642 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature