The shiitake (Lentinus edodes) extract is purported to have potent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and regenerative properties due to presence of many bioactive compounds such as ergothioneine. This study was designed to assess the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity of shiitake extract in healthy men exposed to exercise-induced skeletal muscles damage. Subjects ingested shiitake mushroom...

Detection of the cause of dietetic ileus is often difficult. High quality computed tomography (CT) scanning has improved our ability to precisely diagnose a large variety of intra-abdominal and intraluminal disease processes, including the presence of foreign bodies [1]. Here we report a case of ileus caused by ingestion of shiitake mushroom that could be diagnosed before treatment and could be...

BACKGROUND The role of glucan in stimulation of immune reactions has been studied for several decades. In this report, we focused on the effects of orally administered glucan Maitake and Shiitake on immune reactions. MATERIALS AND METHODS We measured phagocytosis, NK cell activity, and secretion of IL-6, IL-12, IFN-γ as well as C-reactive protein (CRP) after 14 days of oral application of tes...

Shiitake mushroom, the common Japanese name for Lentinus edodes (Fig. 1), derives from the mushroom associated with the shii tree (Castanopsis cuspidate Schottky) and take, the Japanese word for mushroom (Table 1). Because Japan is the world leader in production of this type of mushroom, the mushroom is now widely known by this name. These mushrooms are renowned in Far East countries (e.g., Jap...

BaCkgrounD Shiitake mushrooms play a significant role in East Asian culture as a widely used culinary ingredient. With the increasing popularity of Japanese food in the UK, they are now widely available in British supermarkets. Little known, however, is the risk of a reaction from consuming raw or undercooked shiitake mushrooms, which manifests as a cutaneous eruption about 2 days after ingesti...

Phylogeny and biogeography of Lentinula, which includes cultivated shiitake mushrooms, were investigated using parsimony analyses of an expanded nuclear ribosomal DNA dataset. Lentinula occurs in the New World as well as Asia and Australasia. The Asian–Australasian Lentinula populations appear to form a clade, but species limits within this group are controversial. We refer to the entire Asian–...

Shiitake dermatitis is a rare eruption that associated with the ingestion of uncooked shiitake mushrooms, resulting in distinctive flagellate erythema. It was initially hypothesised mechanism disease related to toxic reaction lentinan; however, recent evidence has suggested potential allergic mechanism. The authors herein present case and review current understanding pathogenesis this condition...

The present study was an attempt on commercialization of shiitake mushroom (Lentinus edodes). For spawn production, the additive CaCo significantly enhanced the mycelial growth and basidiocarp 3 formation. The substrate Ill-filled paddy with additive CaCO enhanced the browning of mycelia (16.40 days), 3 basidiocarp formation (51.80 days), yield (360.70 g/kg) and biological efficiency (36.07 per...

Shiitake mushrooms (Lentinula edodes) containing β-glucans may be beneficial for human health; they have been used in the treatment of cancer, hypertension, and high cholesterol levels. The objective of this study was to determine the β-glucan content in different sections of the fruiting bodies and mycelia of ten shiitake mushroom cultivars. The measured β-glucan content ranged from 20.06 ± 1....

Shiitake Dermatitis is often presented as papules and erythemato-violaceous linear streaks. It can be associated with bleomycin treatment, dermatomyositis and shiitake mushroom (Lentinus edodes). There is not any previous report concerning this rare etiology in our country. Shiitake is the second most consumed mushroom worldwide and it can cause flagellate erythema when ingested raw or half coo...