New research finds that a fungal extract helps fight influenza
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Last Update: 2012-09-18
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Source: Internet
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Author: User
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Business news on September 18 researchers from Toyama University and other institutions reported at the annual meeting of the Japanese Society of Biomedical Sciences held recently that they found through animal experiments that the extract of Grifola frondosa, a dual-purpose fungus for food and medicine, could help improve the immunity of the body to influenza and improve the therapeutic effect of influenza This extract is "alpha glucan" The researchers fed the extract twice a day to a group of mice with reduced immune function and a group of healthy mice, in a total of 5 mg A week later, the researchers infected mice with the common influenza virus, and healthy mice with the Tamiflu resistant virus The researchers then continued to give the two groups the same dose of "alpha glucan." One week later, it was found that the virus proliferation in lungs and trachea of mice with weak immune function was inhibited, while that in healthy mice with drug resistance was also inhibited The researchers believe that this experiment proves that "α - glucan" can effectively enhance the immune function of experimental mice against influenza Next, they will further verify the therapeutic effect of this substance on various types of influenza.
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