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Mycelial antineoplastic activity of Agaricus blazei

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Basidiocarp of Agaricus blazei (=Agaricus brasiliensis; =Agaricus subrufescens) is used as teas or capsules due to its antineoplastic effect but there are few reports of using mycelium for this purpose. The objective of this study was to evaluate the antineoplastic activity on sarcoma 180 cells implanted in mice of two forms of preparation of the mycelium from two A. blazei strains grown in culture medium with different concentrations of isolated soy protein. Mycelia were grown in Pontecorvo medium with different concentrations of isolated soybean protein (ISP). Mycelial hot water extract, moistened mycelial powder, hot water extract of green tea, Ifosfamida® (ifosfamide drug), and saline solution were administered daily by gavage in mice with sarcoma 180 cells to evaluate antineoplastic activity. It was concluded that antineoplastic activity was the same for both strains, except when used as moistened mycelial powder, which rules out the use of mycelial powder in capsules. Mycelial hot water extract had high antineoplastic activity with lower metabolic demand on the spleen and maintenance of normal blood parameters. Mycelial growth in different ISP concentrations had the same antineoplastic activity. Also the vegetative mycelium was as effective as the basidiocarp for sarcoma 180 tumor inhibition. Green tea was as effective as mycelial hot water extract.

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The authors thank Fundação Araucária, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES), Paranaense University and the Master’s Program in Biotechnology Applied to Agriculture for the support and scholarship.

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    Míria Benetati Delgado Bertéli, Suzana Harue Umeo, André Bertéli, Juliana Silveira do Valle, Giani Andrea Linde & Nelson Barros Colauto

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Bertéli, M.B.D., Umeo, S.H., Bertéli, A. et al. Mycelial antineoplastic activity of Agaricus blazei . World J Microbiol Biotechnol 30, 2307–2313 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-014-1656-6

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