06/07/2019 / By Evangelyn Rodriguez
In this study, researchers from National Taiwan Normal University investigated the anti-inflammatory effect of Antrodia cinnamomea, a medicinal mushroom in Taiwan, and the molecular mechanisms underlying its activity. The results of their study were published in The American Journal of Chinese Medicine.
The researchers concluded that A. cinnamomea and its active component, antcin K, counteract DEN-induced hepatic injury and inflammation by scavenging ROS activity and upregulating antioxidant defense mechanisms.
Journal Reference:
Tien AJ, Chien CY, Chen YH, Lin LC, Chien CT. FRUITING BODIES OF ANTRODIA CINNAMOMEA AND ITS ACTIVE TRITERPENOID, ANTCIN K, AMELIORATES N-NITROSODIETHYLAMINE-INDUCED HEPATIC INFLAMMATION, FIBROSIS AND CARCINOGENESIS IN RATS. The American Journal of Chinese Medicine. 2017;45(01):173–198. DOI: 10.1142/s0192415x17500124
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