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Hypotensive and renal effects of an extract of the edible mushroom Pleurotus sajor-caju
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An aqueous extract of Pleurotus sajor-caju was found to have a hypotensive effect in rats and was also found to affect renal hemodynamics such that it caused a decrease in the glomerular filtration rate after 120 minutes.About:
This article is published in Life Sciences.The article was published on 1986-03-31. It has received 39 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Blood pressure & Hemodynamics.read more
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Medicinal importance of fungal β-(1→3), (1→6)-glucans
Jiezhong Chen,Robert J. Seviour +1 more
TL;DR: Non-cellulosic β-glucans are now recognized as potent immunological activators, and some are used clinically in China and Japan, where they are effective in treating diseases like cancer, a range of microbial infections, hypercholesterolaemia, and diabetes.
Medicinal Properties of Pleurotus Species (Oyster Mushroom): A Review
TL;DR: In this review databases were extensively searched, collected and analysed with an aim to update the present status and to project future prospects of Pleurotus for their biomedical potentials.
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Protein constituent contributes to the hypotensive and vasorelaxant activities of Cordyceps sinensis.
TL;DR: It is revealed that presence of a constituent in CS which reduces MAP by relaxing the vascular beds directly, however, the effect may be caused by a single active ingredient or by the combined action of many active agents found in the extract.
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Overview of Mushroom Cultivation and Utilization as Functional Foods
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Potential of the beta-glucans to enhance innate resistance to biological agents.
TL;DR: This review relates the structure of β-glucans to their function, with a particular focus on their documented immunomodulatory effects and the mechanisms by which they affect inter- and intracellular function, resulting in potential antimicrobial benefits.
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Dietary Protein Intake and the Progressive Nature of Kidney Disease: The Role of Hemodynamically Mediated Glomerular Injury in the Pathogenesis of Progressive Glomerular Sclerosis in Aging, Renal Ablation, and Intrinsic Renal Disease
TL;DR: With the development and increasingly widespread availability of dialysis and transplantation in the past three decades, relatively little attention has been paid to the influence of diet on the progression of renal disease, despite general awareness that renal disease typically follows an inexorably progressive course.
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The cultivation and nutritional value of Pleurotus sajor-caju
S. T. Chang,O. W. Lau,K. Y. Cho +2 more
TL;DR: The mushroom obtained has higher protein content than and comparable carbohydrate content to Agaricus bisporus, Volvariella volvacea, Lentinus edodes and Pleurotus ostreatus, and has a high potential to be produced economically on a large scale in Hong Kong.
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Prostaglandins and renin release: II. Assessment of renin secretion following infusion of PGI2,E2 and D2 into the renal artery of anesthetized dogs
John G. Gerber,Robert A. Branch,Alan S. Nies,J F Gerkens,David G. Shand,John W. Hollifield,John A. Oates +6 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that PGI2 should be included among the cyclooxygenase derived metabolites of arachidonic acid to be considered as possible mediators of renin release.
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Effect of acetylcholine, atropine, and physostigmine on renal function in the dog
TL;DR: Acetylcholine, atropine, or physostigmine was infused directly into the left renal artery of anesthetized dogs, and right and left kidney functi...
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